Arcana Coelestia #9728
9728. And upon the net shalt thou make four rings of brass. That this signifies the sphere of good through which there is conjunction, is evident from the signification of “the net,” as being the extreme of life that corresponds to the interior life, which is that of the understanding and of the will (of which just above, n. 9726); from the signification of “four,” as being conjunction (see n. 1686, 8877, 9601, 9674); from the signification of “the rings,” as being the sphere of Divine good and truth through which there is conjunction (n. 9498, 9501); and from the signification of “brass,” as being good (n. 9727).
Arcana Coelestia #1686
1686. Four kings with five. That this signifies the union of the last named, and the disunion of the first named, may be seen from the signification of “four,” and of “five.” “Four” signifies union, because it is made up of pairs, as also does two when it has relation to marriages of things (as was (720) also observed, n. 720). But “five” signifies disunion, because it means but little (as shown n. 649). The signification of all things is in accordance with the subject of which they are predicated.