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1 Tito jsou pak rodové synů Noé, Sema, Chama a Jáfeta, jimž se tito synové zrodili po potopě.

2 Synové Jáfetovi: Gomer a Magog, a Madai, a Javan, a Tubal, a Mešech, a Tiras.

3 Synové pak Gomerovi: Ascenez, Rifat, a Togorma.

4 Synové pak Javanovi: Elisa a Tarsis, Cetim a Dodanim.

5 Od těch rozděleni jsou ostrovové národů po krajinách jejich, každý podlé jazyku svého, vedlé čeledi své, v národech svých.

6 Synové pak Chamovi: Chus a Mizraim a Put a Kanán.

7 A synové Chusovi: Sába, Evila, a Sabata, a Regma, a Sabatacha. Synové pak Regmovi: Sába a Dedan.

8 Zplodil také Chus Nimroda; onť jest počal býti mocným na zemi.

9 To byl silný lovec před Hospodinem; protož se říká: Jako Nimrod silný lovec před Hospodinem.

10 Počátek pak jeho království byl Babylon a Erech, Achad a Chalne, v zemi Sinear.

11 Z země té vyšel do Assur, kdežto vystavěl Ninive, a Rohobot město, a Chále,

12 A Rezen mezi Ninive a mezi Chále; toť jest město veliké.

13 Mizraim pak zplodil Ludim a Anamim, a Laabim, a Neftuim,

14 A Fetruzim, a Chasluim, (odkudž pošli Filistinští) a Kafturim.

15 Kanán pak zplodil Sidona prvorozeného svého, a Het,

16 A Jebuzea, a Amorea, a Gergezea,

17 A Hevea, a Aracea, a Sinea,

18 A Aradia, a Samarea, a Amatea; a potom odtud rozprostřely se čeledi Kananejských.

19 A bylo pomezí Kananejských od Sidonu, když jdeš k Gerar až do Gázy; a odtud když jdeš k Sodomě a Gomoře, a Adama a Seboim až do Lázy.

20 Ti jsou synové Chamovi po čeledech svých, vedlé jazyků svých, po krajinách svých, v národech svých.

21 Semovi také, otci všech synů Heber, bratru Jáfeta staršího zrozeni jsou synové.

22 A tito jsou synové Semovi: Elam, a Assur, a Arfaxad, a Lud, a Aram.

23 Synové pak Aramovi: Hus, a Hul, a Geter, a Mas.

24 Potom Arfaxad zplodil Sále; a Sále zplodil Hebera.

25 Heberovi také narodili se dva synové; jméno jednoho Peleg, proto že za dnů jeho rozdělena byla země, a jméno bratra jeho Jektan.

26 Jektan pak zplodil Elmodada, a Salefa, a Azarmota, a Járe,

27 A Adoráma, a Uzala, a Dikla,

28 A Obale, a Abimahele, a Sebai,

29 A Ofira, a Evila, a Jobaba; všickni ti jsou synové Jektanovi.

30 A bylo bydlení jejich od Mesa, když jdeš k Sefar hoře na východ slunce.

31 Tiť jsou synové Semovi po čeledech svých, vedlé jazyků svých, po krajinách svých, v národech svých.

32 Ty jsou čeledi synů Noé po rodech svých, v národech svých; a od těch rozdělili se národové na zemi po potopě.

   

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1156. 'Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim' were just so many nations with whom such worship existed, and who mean just so many types of matters of doctrine which were forms of ritual, derived from the external worship existing with 'Javan'. This becomes clear from the following places in the Prophets:

Elishah is referred to in Ezekiel,

Fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt was your sail, that it might be to you an ensign; violet and purple from the islands of Elishah was your covering. Ezekiel 27:7.

This refers to Tyre, which means people who possess celestial and spiritual riches, which are cognitions. 'Embroidered work from Egypt' stands for facts, and so for forms of ritual representative of spiritual things. 'Violet and purple from the islands of Elishah' stands for forms of ritual corresponding to internal worship, and so for representatives of celestial things. In this case Elishah is used in the genuine sense.

Tarshish is referred to in Isaiah,

I will send survivors from them to the nations, to Tarshish, Put, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, islands far off. Isaiah 66:19.

In the same prophet,

Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre has been laid waste, so that there is no house for entering in. From the land of Kittim 1 it has been revealed to them. Isaiah 23:1, 14.

Tarshish is again referred to in Isaiah 60:9; Jeremiah 10:9; Ezekiel 27:12; Psalms 48:7, where it stands for forms of ritual, that is, types of doctrinal teachings.

Kittim is referred to in Jeremiah,

Pass over into the islands of Kittim and see, and into Arabia 2 and examine thoroughly, if there has been such a thing. Jeremiah 2:10.

And in Isaiah,

He said, You will no more exult, O oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon; arise, pass over to Kittim; even there you will have no rest. Isaiah 23:12.

Here 'Kittim' stands for forms of ritual. In Ezekiel,

Of oaks of Bashan they made your oars; your plank they made of ivory, a daughter of steps 3 from the isles of Kittim. Ezekiel 27:6.

This refers to Tyre. Ships' planks or benches 'from the isles of Kittim' stands for the external expression of worship, and so for forms of ritual, which belong to the branch of celestial things. In Moses,

Ships from the coast of Kittim [will come]' and they will afflict Asshur, and they will afflict Eber. Numbers 24:24.

Here also 'Kittim' stands for external worship, that is, for forms of ritual. From this it becomes clear that all these names in the internal sense mean real things, which occur in their own connected sequence.

Poznámky pod čarou:

1. i.e. Cyprus

2. English versions of the Bible preserve the Hebrew name Kedar, as does Swedenborg also in 3268 where he identifies Kedar with Arabia.

3. 'a daughter of steps' describes part of a ship, though exactly which part is not clear to the translator.

  
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