Villages
In Genesis 25:16, because they were outside the cities, signifies the external things of the church. (Arcana Coelestia 3270)
In Joshua 21:12, this signifies again a new church which was both internal and external. (Arcana Coelestia 2909[3])
In Exodus 8:13, this signifies the exteriors of the natural mind (because they were Egyptian Villages) (Arcana Coelestia 7407)
In Isaiah 42:11, this signifies natural knowledges, and memorized things. (Apocalypse Explained 405[12])
In Matthew 9:35, this signifies that a new church was to be proclaimed both in heaven and on earth. (Apocalypse Explained 612[7, 8])
'Villages,' as in Exodus 8:13, signify the exteriors of the natural mind.
Isaiah 42:11
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Let the wilderness and its cities raise their voices, with the villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing. Let them shout from the top of the mountains!
