Land
'Land' in the Word, denotes the church, for the things which signify the church also signify the things relating to the church, for these constitute the church. The reason why 'land' denotes the church in the Word is because the land of Canaan was the land in which the church had been since the most ancient times. Hence, when 'land' is named in the Word, it means the land of Canaan, which then means the church. For when the expression 'the land' appears there, people in the spiritual world do not concern themselves with the idea of a land, only with the idea of the nation inhabiting it. And yet not with an idea of that nation but with an idea of the essential nature of it.
'Land' or 'earth,' as in Genesis 20:15, signifies the doctrine of love and charity.
'Land' signifies the celestial principle of love in Genesis 24:4.
In Genesis 26:12, 'land' signifies rational things.
In Genesis 28:13, this signifies the good of the natural.
The 'land' represents the divine of the rational principle in Genesis 30:25.
(Referências: Arcana Coelestia 5577)
Arcana Coelestia # 10144
10144. 'Throughout your generations' means what is everlasting in the Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'generations', when this word refers to the children of Israel, as succeeding stages within the Church; for the Church is meant by 'the children of Israel', and the consecutive ages of it by 'generations'. But the latter also means spiritual generations, which are stages of faith and love, and so are phases of the Church. And in addition 'throughout generations' means what is everlasting, thus also consecutive stages.
By 'the children of Israel' the Church is meant, see the places referred to in 9340.
By 'generations' matters of faith and love are meant, 2020, 2584, 6239; also what is everlasting and eternal, 9789; thus consecutive stages, 9845.