3457. 'And they ate and drank' means communication. This is clear from the meaning of 'eating' as communicating through the things that belong to good, dealt with in 2187, 2343, 3168, and from the meaning of 'drinking' as communicating through the things that belong to truth, dealt with in 3089, 3168.

2340. 'And came to his house' means confirmation in good. This is clear from the meaning of 'a house' as celestial good, dealt with already in 2233, 2331. From this, as well as from the train of thought in the internal sense, it is clear that being confirmed in good is meant.