Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 4188

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4188. Verses 44-46 And now come, let us make a covenant, I and you, and let it be a witness between me and you. And Jacob took a stone and erected it as a pillar. And Jacob said to his brothers, Gather stones; and they took stones and made a heap; and they ate there upon the heap.

'Now come, let us make a covenant, I and you, and let it be a witness between me and you' means a joining of the Divine Natural to works inherently good that are done by people on the sidelines, that is, by the gentiles. 'And Jacob took a stone and erected it as a pillar' means a like truth and worship based on this. 'And Jacob said to his brothers' means people who perform works that are inherently good. 'Gather stones; and they took stones and made a heap' means truths arising out of good. 'And they ate there upon the heap' means making their own that which came from Divine good.


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