4367. 'And Jacob said, No, I beg of you' means the birth of that affection. This becomes clear from what has been stated immediately above, that is to say, that the refusal to accept a gift instills affection, which is manifested here in his saying 'No, I beg of you'. From this it is evident that the birth of an affection is meant here.

10721. From all this it may be recognized what constitutes heaven, namely love to the Lord and love towards the neighbour, and also faith, though only so far as it receives its life from those loves. From this it is again evident that what is Divine and the Lord's constitutes heaven; for both that love and the faith resulting from it come from the Lord, and whatever comes from the Lord is Divine.