6738. 'And said, This is one of the children of the Hebrews' means that it belonged to the true Church. This is clear from the meaning of 'the Hebrews' as the things that constitute the Church, dealt with in 6675, 6684, so that 'the children of the Hebrews' means those who belong to the true Church. The reason why 'the Hebrews' means the things that constitute the Church is that when the Ancient Church came to an end, the Hebrew Church began, which was the second Ancient Church. This Church retained a large number of the representative forms and meaningful signs of the Ancient Church; and it also acknowledged Jehovah. Here is why 'the Hebrews' means the Church. Regarding the Hebrew Church, see 1238, 1241, 1743, 4516, 4517, 4874, 5136, 6739,

6739. 'And his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter' means the Church's truth alongside the kind of religion there. This is clear from the meaning of 'sister' as the Church's truth, dealt with above in 6727; and from the meaning of 'Pharaoh's daughter' as a kind of religion, also dealt with above, in 6729. Alongside is meant because the child's sister was present when Pharaoh's daughter opened the box.