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1 Ovo je povijest Noinih sinova: Šema, Hama i Jafeta, kojima su se rodili sinovi poslije Potopa.

2 Sinovi su Jafetovi: Gomer, Magog, Madaj, Javan, Tubal, Mešak, Tiras.

3 A sinovi su Gomerovi: Aškenaz, Rifat i Togarma.

4 Javanovi su opet sinovi: Eliša, Taršiš, Kitijci i Dodanci.

5 Od njih su se razgranali narodi po otocima. To su Jafetovi sinovi prema svojim zemljama - svaki s vlastitim jezikom - prema svojim plemenima i narodima.

6 Sinovi su Hamovi: Kuš i Misrajim, Put i Kanaan.

7 Kuševi su: Seba, Havila, Sabta, Rama i Sabteka. Ramini su: Šeba i Dedan.

8 Od Kuša se rodio Nimrod, koji je postao prvi velmoža na zemlji.

9 Voljom Jahve bio je silan lovac. Zato se veli: "Kao Nimrod, silan lovac voljom Jahve."

10 Glavno uporište njegova kraljevstva bili su: Babilon, Erek, Akad i Kalne, svi u zemlji Šinearu.

11 Iz ove je zemlje došao Ašur. On je podigao Ninivu, Rehobot Ir, Kalah

12 i Resen između Ninive i Kalaha (to je glavni grad).

13 Od Misrajima potekli su Ludijci, Anamijci, Lehabijci, Naftuhijci,

14 pa Patrušani, Kasluhijci i Kaftorci, od kojih su potekli Filistejci.

15 Od Kanaana potječe Sidon, njegov prvenac, i Het.

16 Dalje: Jebusejci, Amorejci, Girgašani,

17 Hivijci, Arkijci, Sinijci,

18 Arvađani, Semarjani i Hamaćani. Poslije se kanaanska plemena razgranaše,

19 tako da se granica Kanaanaca protezala od Sidona prema Geraru sve do Gaze pa prema Sodomi, Gomori, Admi i Sebojimu sve do Leše.

20 To su sinovi Hamovi prema svojim plemenima i jezicima, po svojim zemljama i narodima.

21 A i Šemu - praocu svih sinova Eberovih i starijem bratu Jafetovu - rodili se sinovi.

22 Šemovi su sinovi: Elam, Ašur, Arpakšad, Lud i Aram.

23 A Aramovi su sinovi: Us, Hul, Geter i Maš.

24 Arpakšad rodi Šelaha, Šelah rodi Ebera.

25 Eberu su se rodila dva sina: jednomu bješe ime Peleg, jer se za njegova vijeka zemlja razdijelila. Njegovu je bratu bilo ime Joktan.

26 Od Joktana se rodiše: Almodad, Šelef, Hasarmavet, Jerah,

27 Hadoram, Uzal, Dikla,

28 Obal, Abimael, Šeba,

29 Ofir, Havila i Jobab. Sve su to sinovi Joktanovi.

30 Njihova se naselja protezahu od Meše sve do Sefara, brdovitih krajeva na istoku.

31 To su sinovi Šemovi prema svojim plemenima, jezicima i zemljama, po svojim narodima.

32 To su rodovi Noinih sinova prema svojim lozama i narodima. Od njih su se razgranali narodi po zemlji poslije Potopa.

   

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Arcana Coelestia # 1188

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1188. 'Nineveh' means falsities contained in those teachings, as do 'Rehoboth and Calah' though falsities from a different source. This is clear from the meaning of 'Nineveh' in the Word, dealt with below. Falsities of this kind arise from three sources. The first source is the illusions of the senses - when the understanding, being in obscurity, is unenlightened - and also ignorance. This is the source of the falsity meant by 'Nineveh'. The second source is the same, but with some predominating desire present, for innovation or pre-eminence. This is the source of the falsities meant by Rehoboth. And the third is that of the will, and so of evil desires. In this case people are unwilling to acknowledge anything as true except that which is favorable to evil desires. This is the source of the falsities called Calah. All of these falsities arise through Asshur, or reasonings concerning the truths and goods of faith.

[2] That 'Nineveh' means falsities arising from the illusions of the senses when the understanding, being in obscurity, is unenlightened, and also from ignorance, is clear in the case of Jonah, who was sent to Nineveh, a city that was pardoned because they were such. It is clear also from the facts recorded in the Book of Jonah regarding Nineveh, which will in the Lord's Divine mercy be discussed elsewhere. Though the details there are historical they are nevertheless prophetical, embodying and representing such arcana, in the way every other historical part of the Word does.

[3] Similarly in Isaiah, when the king of Asshur is referred to as remaining in Nineveh, and, when he bowed down in the house of Nisroch his god, is referred to as slain by his sons with a sword, Isaiah 37:37-38. Although these details are historical they are nevertheless prophetical, embodying and representing arcana of a like nature. 'Nineveh' in this case means external worship that has falsities within it which, being idolatrous, 'is slain by his sons with a sword', 'sons' meaning falsities, as shown already. 'A sword' is the punishment of falsity, as everywhere else in the Word. In Zephaniah also,

Jehovah will stretch out His hand over the north, and will destroy Asshur, and He will make Nineveh a desolation, a dry waste like a desert. Flocks will lie down in the midst of her, every wild beast of that nation. The spoonbill also and the duck will lodge in its pomegranates. 1 A voice will sing in the window, vastation will be on the threshold, for her cedar has been laid bare. Zephaniah 2:13-14.

This describes Nineveh, though in the prophetical style, and falsity itself meant by 'Nineveh'. Because that falsity is worshipped it is called 'the north, a wild beast of the nation, the spoonbill and the duck in pomegranates' and is expressed as 'a voice singing in the window and a cedar laid bare', which is intellectual truth. Every one of these expressions is used to mean such falsity.

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1. The original Hebrew word is thought to describe capitals shaped like pomegranates.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.