(AC) - A Disclosure of the Hidden Treasures of Heaven Contained in the Holy Scripture or Word of the Lord, Together with Amazing Things Seen in the World of Spirits and in the Heaven of Angels
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 firstborn of the church, and faith only apparently so.