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創世記 25

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1 亞伯拉罕又娶了一妻,名叫基土拉。

2 基土拉給他生了心蘭、約珊、米但、米甸、伊施巴,和書亞。

3 約珊生了示巴和底但。底但的子孫是亞書利族、利都是族,和利烏米族。

4 米甸兒子是以法、以弗、哈諾、亞比大,和以勒大。這都是基土拉的子孫。

5 亞伯拉罕將一切所有的都以撒

6 亞伯拉罕把財物分他庶出的眾子,趁著自己還在世的時候打發他們離開他的兒子以撒,往東方去。

7 亞伯拉罕一生的年日是一十五歲。

8 亞伯拉罕壽高年邁,氣絕而,歸到他列祖(原文作本民)那裡。

9 他兩個兒子以撒以實瑪利把他埋葬在麥比拉洞裡。這洞在幔利前、赫人瑣轄的兒子以弗崙的田中,

10 就是亞伯拉罕向赫人買的那塊田。亞伯拉罕和他妻子撒拉都葬在那裡。

11 亞伯拉罕死了以賜福給他的兒子以撒以撒靠近庇耳拉海萊居住

12 撒拉的使女埃及人夏甲給亞伯拉罕所生的兒子以實瑪利

13 以實瑪利兒子們的名字,按著他們的家譜記在下面。以實瑪利長子是尼拜約,又有基達、亞德別、米比衫、

14 米施瑪、度瑪、瑪撒、

15 哈大、提瑪、伊突、拿非施、基底瑪。

16 這是以實瑪利眾子的名字,照著他們的村莊、營寨,作了十二族的族長。

17 以實瑪利享壽一三十歲,氣絕而,歸到他列祖(原文作本民)那裡。

18 他子孫的住處在他眾弟兄東邊,從哈腓拉直到埃及前的書珥,正在亞述的道上。

19 亞伯拉罕的兒子以撒的後代記在下面。亞伯拉罕以撒

20 以撒娶利百加為妻的時候正四十歲。利百加是巴旦亞蘭地的亞蘭人彼土利的女兒,是亞蘭人拉班的妹子。

21 以撒因他妻子不生育,就為他祈求耶和華耶和華應允他的祈求,他的妻子利百加就懷了孕。

22 孩子們在他腹中彼此相爭,他就:若是這樣,我為甚麼活著呢(或作我為甚麼如此呢)?他就去求問耶和華

23 耶和華對他:兩國在你腹內;兩族要從你身上出來。這族必強於那族;將來大的要服事小的。

24 生產的日子到了,腹中果然是雙子。

25 先產的身體發紅,渾身有毛,如同皮衣,他們就給他起名以掃(就是有毛的意思)。

26 又生了以掃兄弟抓住以掃腳跟,因此給他起名雅各(就是抓住的意思)。利百加生下兩個兒子的時候,以撒年正六十歲。

27 兩個孩子漸漸長大,以掃善於打獵,常在田野;雅各安靜,常在帳棚裡。

28 以撒以掃,因為常吃他的野味;利百加卻雅各

29 有一天,雅各熬湯,以掃從田野回累昏了。

30 以掃雅各:我累昏了,求你把這紅湯給我喝。因此以掃以東(就是紅的意思)。

31 雅各:你今日把長子的名分給我罷。

32 以掃:我將要,這長子的名分於我有甚麼益處呢?

33 雅各:你今日對我起誓罷。以掃就對他起了誓,把長子的名分雅各

34 於是雅各將餅和紅豆湯以掃以掃吃了了,便起來走了。這就是以掃輕看了他長子的名分。

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 3330

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3330. 'And he sold his birthright to Jacob' means that in the meantime priority was conceded - to the doctrine of truth represented by Jacob. This is clear from the meaning of 'the birthright' as that which has priority of place, dealt with above in 3325, which in the meantime was conceded, as is evident from what has been stated and shown above in 3324, 3325. The chief reason why with the spiritual man truth has dominion first is that in his initial state delights that belong to self-love and love of the world are present. These he believes to be the goods which attach themselves to his truths and constitute the greater part of the affection for truth with him. Indeed at this time he supposes that truths are able to assist him in the acquisition of important positions, or of material gain, or of reputation in the world, or also of merit in the next life. All these arouse that affection for truth with him and also set it ablaze. These are not however good but bad.

[2] Nevertheless the Lord does allow such things in that initial period to carry him along because he could not otherwise be regenerated. The arrival at intelligence and wisdom takes time In the meantime he is led on by means of those truths to good, that is, to charity. And once he has charity he perceives for the first time what good is and acts from good, and at the same time good is the source of his decisions and conclusions concerning truths. And things that do not accord with that good he calls falsities and rejects. In this way he has dominion over truths like a master over his servants

  
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