6719. 'And bore a son' means the law of God at its earliest stages. This is clear from the meaning of 'bearing' as manifestation, dealt with in 2621, 2629, and so the earliest stages; and from the meaning of 'a son' as truth, dealt with in 489, 491, 533, 1147, 2623, 3373, here the law of God because by 'a son' one understands Moses, who represented the Lord in respect of the law of God, which is the Word, as will be shown in what follows.