Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 1367

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1367. That 'Haran' means interior idolatrous worship and 'Terah' idolatrous worship in general has been stated and shown already. That 'the land of his birth' means the source from which their idolatrous worship derived is clear from the meaning of 'birth' as a source and derivation, dealt with above at verses 10 and 27.


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