3797. 'And the flock of Laban his mother's brother' means the Church and doctrine from that origin. This is clear from the meaning of 'the flock' as the Church and doctrine, dealt with in 3767, 3768, 3783. The reason why Laban is also called 'his mother's brother' here is that this phrase again means acknowledgement of the origin, as in the previous paragraph.

3783. 'Is coming with the flock' means interior matters of doctrine. This is clear from the meaning of 'the flock' as the Church and also matters of doctrine, dealt with in 3767, 3768, 3772, here interior matters of doctrine since the words 'is coming with the flock' refer to Rachel.