4709. Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? That this signifies that they are teaching, is evident from the signification of "feeding the flock" as being to teach (of which just above, n. 4705); and from the signification of "Shechem" as being the first rudiments of doctrine concerning faith (n. 4707).
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