AC 1294 & 1296 - "Come, let us make bricks"

AC 1294
And they said a man to his fellow,
come, let us make bricks,
and let us burn them to a burning.
And they had brick for stone,
and bitumen had they for mortar. (Genesis 11:3)

"And they said a man to his fellow,"
signifies that it was begun;
"Come, let us make bricks,"
signifies falsities which they fashioned for themselves;
"and let us burn them to a burning,"
signifies evils from the love of self.
"And they had brick for stone,"
signifies that they had falsity instead of truth;
"and bitumen had they for mortar,"
signifies that they had the desire for evil instead of good.

AC 1296
Come, let us make bricks. That this signifies falsities which they fashioned for themselves, is evident from the signification of "brick." In the Word, "stone" signifies truth, and therefore "brick," because it is made by man, signifies falsity; for brick is stone artificially made.