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유다와 그 형제들이 요셉의 집에 이르니 요셉이 오히려 그 곳에 있는지라 그 앞 땅에 엎드리니
Arcana Coelestia#5803
5803. 'We have a father, an old man' means that spiritual good is their source. This is clear from the representation of Israel, to whom 'a father refers here, as spiritual good, which is the source, dealt with just above in 5801. As regards Israel's representation, see 4286, 4292, 4570, where it is shown that he represents the spiritual Church, in particular the internal aspect of it, which is the good of truth or spiritual good from the natural. What spiritual good or the good of truth is, see 5526, 5773.
