Arcana Coelestia (Potts) n. 9878

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9878. Everyone upon his name. That this signifies for each in particular, and "that they shall be for the twelve tribes" signifies for all in general, is evident from the signification of "the names of the sons of Israel," as being goods and truths in respect to every quality (see above, n. 9842, 9843), and as each stone had its name from the tribes, there is also signified that so it shall be for each in particular; and from the signification of "the twelve tribes," as being all goods and truths in the complex, "twelve" signifying all (n. 3272, 3858, 3913, 7973), and "the tribes" signifying the goods of love and truths of faith in the whole complex (n. 3858, 3926, 3939, 4060, 6335, 6397, 7836, 7891, 7996, 7997), thus all in general.


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