AC 4811
The subject treated of in this chapter, in the internal sense, is the Jewish Church and the genuine church; the Jewish Church is described by Judah, and the genuine church by Tamar.
AC 4812
The sons by Tamar signify the two essentials of the church, namely, faith and love - Perez faith, and Zerah love. Their birth represents that love is actually the first born of the church, and faith only apparently so.
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