THE NEW JERUSALEM AND ITS HEAVENLY DOCTRINE
ACCORDING TO WHAT HAS BEEN HEARD FROM HEAVEN
WITH AN INTRODUCTION CONCERNING THE NEW HEAVEN AND THE NEW EARTH
"Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all things shall be added unto you." (Matthew 6:33)
Arcana Coelestia # 9488
9488. 'And a cubit and a half its breadth' means what is complete so far as truth is concerned. This is clear from the meaning of 'one and a half' as what is complete, the reason why this number means what is complete being that 'three' has this meaning (for the half of a number is similar in meaning to the whole number, because a number that results from multiplication keeps the same meaning as a simple number of which it is the product through multiplication, 5291, 5335. Regarding 'three', that it means what is complete, see 2788, 7715, 9198; and that all numbers in the Word mean spiritual realities, 482, 487, 575, 647, 648, 755, 813, 1963, 1988, 2075, 2252, 3252, 4264, 4495, 4670, 5265, 5291, 5335, 5708, 6175, 7973); and from the meaning of 'breadth' as truth, dealt with immediately above in 9487.
Exodus 39:10-13
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They set in it four rows of stones. A row of ruby, topaz, and beryl was the first row;
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and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and an emerald;
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and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
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and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in gold settings.
