The Bible

Genesis 1:23

²³ And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

Commentary

Youths

This print, from a medieval French manuscript, shows a relatively bald Elisha cursing the youths as the bears attack. Elijah rides a chariot overhead, having been taken up to heaven shortly before.

Youths" or "Young men" generally represent intelligence or the understanding of truth.

(References: Apocalypse Explained 386; Apocalypse Revealed 620 [3]; Arcana Coelestia 5037 [3], 7668, 7724, 9390; The Apocalypse Explained 863 [2-6])

The Bible

Jeremiah 5:12

¹² They have denied Yahweh, and said, "It is not he; neither shall evil come on us; neither shall we see sword nor famine.