AC 4233 - The Beginning of Genesis 32

AC 4233

And Jacob went to his way,
and the angels of God ran to meet him.
And Jacob said when he saw them,
This is the camp of God;
and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.
(Genesis 32:1-2)

"And Jacob went to his way,"
means the successive advance of truth
toward its conjunction with spiritual and celestial good;
"and the angels of God ran to meet him,"
means enlightenment from good;
"and Jacob said when he saw them,
This is the camp of God,"
means heaven;
"and he called the name of that place Mahanaim,"
means the quality of the state.