1412. And from your birth [place] symbolizes bodily and worldly concerns that were relatively superficial, while and from your father's house symbolizes ones that were deeper. This can be seen from the symbolism of birth and from that of a father's house.

We concern ourselves with our body and the world on shallower and deeper levels. Shallower matters really do belong to the body; they are physical pleasures and sensory experiences. The deeper ones are emotions and factual knowledge. These are the things symbolized by Abram's birth and by his father's house. Much evidence can confirm the claim that this is the symbolism, but since it can be seen from the series of ideas and from an examination of the subjects dealt with on an inner level, there is no need to spend time proving it.