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And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
2912. 'Abraham rose up' means a raising up. This is clear from the meaning of 'rising up' as implying some kind of raising up, dealt with in 2401, 2785, here a raising up from grief, for a new Church was about to be established in place of the previous one that perished.
[2912a] 'From before his dead' means in that [state of] night. This is clear from the meaning of 'dying', 'death', and 'one who has died' as night as regards the state of the Church, dealt with above in 2908.
2907. Verse 2 And Sarah died in Kiriath Arba, which is Hebron in the land of Canaan; and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
'Sarah died' means night as regards the truths of faith. 'In Kiriath Arba, which is Hebron in the land of Canaan' means within the Church. 'And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her' means a state in which the Lord grieved.