5401. Jacob. That this signifies the natural as to the truth which is of the church, is evident from the representation of Jacob, as being the doctrine of truth in the natural, and in the supreme sense the Lord's natural as to truth (see n. 3305, 3509, 3525, 3546, 3599, 4009, 4538).
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