Arcana Coelestia (Potts) n. 6450

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6450. And he commanded them, and said unto them. That this signifies insinuation, is evident from what follows, when Israel speaks to his sons about burying him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, where Abraham and Isaac were buried, whereby is signified life in the truths and goods of the natural, in which are interior things and what is inmost; and because these are treated of in what now follows, therefore by "commanding his sons and saying unto them" is signified insinuation into these things (that "to command" signifies influx, see n. 5486, 5732, thus it signifies insinuation).


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