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.

2752. Those who have become eaten up with adultery wish more than all others in the next life to possess persons [in this world], and through these to come back into the world. But they are detained by the Lord in hell, to prevent them coming among those spirits who reside with men. The majority of those who are such come from the Christian world, rarely from other parts.