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Genesis 25

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1 En Abraham voer voort, en nam een vrouw, wier naam was Ketura.

2 En zij baarde hem Zimran en Joksan, en Medan en Midian, en Jisbak en Suah.

3 En Joksan gewon Seba en Dedan; en de zonen van Dedan waren de Assurieten, en Letusieten, en Leummieten.

4 En de zonen van Midian waren Efa en Efer, en Henoch en Abida, en Eldaa. Deze allen waren zonen van Ketura.

5 Doch Abraham gaf aan Izak al wat hij had.

6 Maar aan de zonen der bijwijven, die Abraham had, gaf Abraham geschenken; en zond hen weg van zijn zoon Izak, terwijl hij nog leefde, oostwaarts naar het land van het Oosten.

7 Dit nu zijn de dagen der jaren des levens van Abraham, welke hij geleefd heeft, honderd vijf en zeventig jaren.

8 En Abraham gaf den geest en stierf, in goede ouderdom, oud en des levens zat, en hij werd tot zijn volken verzameld.

9 En Izak en Ismael, zijn zonen, begroeven hem, in de spelonk van Machpela, in den akker van Efron, den zoon van Zohar, den Hethiet, welke tegenover Mamre is;

10 In den akker, dien Abraham van de zonen Heths gekocht had, daar is Abraham begraven, en Sara, zijn huisvrouw.

11 En het geschiedde na Abrahams dood, dat God Izak, zijn zoon, zegende; en Izak woonde bij de put Lachai-Roi.

12 Dit nu zijn de geboorten van Ismael, den zoon van Abraham, dien Hagar, de Egyptische, dienstmaagd van Sara, Abraham gebaard heeft.

13 En dit zijn de namen der zonen van Ismael, met hun namen naar hun geboorten. De eerstgeborene van Ismael, Nabajoth; daarna Kedar, en Adbeel, en Mibsam,

14 En Misma, en Duma, en Massa,

15 Hadar en Thema, Jetur, Nafis en Kedma.

16 Deze zijn de zonen van Ismael, en dit zijn hun namen, in hun dorpen en paleizen, twaalf vorsten naar hun volken.

17 En dit zijn de jaren des levens van Ismael, honderd zeven en dertig jaren; en hij gaf den geest, en stierf, en hij werd verzameld tot zijn volken.

18 En zij woonden van Havila tot Sur toe, hetwelk tegenover Egypte is, daar gij gaat naar Assur; hij heeft zich nedergeslagen voor het aangezicht van al zijn broederen.

19 Dit nu zijn de geboorten van Izak, den zoon van Abraham: Abraham gewon Izak.

20 En Izak was veertig jaren oud, als hij Rebekka, de dochter van Betuel, den Syrier, uit Paddan-Aram, de zuster van Laban, den Syrier, zich ter vrouw nam.

21 En Izak bad den HEERE zeer in de tegenwoordigheid van zijn huisvrouw; want zij was onvruchtbaar; en de HEERE liet zich van hem verbidden, zodat Rebekka, zijn huisvrouw, zwanger werd.

22 En de kinderen stieten zich samen in haar lichaam. Toen zeide zij: Is het zo? waarom ben ik dus? en zij ging om den HEERE te vragen.

23 En de HEERE zeide tot haar: Twee volken zijn in uw buik, en Twee natien zullen zich uit uw ingewand van een scheiden; en het ene volk zal sterker zijn dan het andere volk; en de meerdere zal den mindere dienen.

24 Als nu haar dagen vervuld waren om te baren, ziet, zo waren tweelingen in haar buik.

25 En de eerste kwam uit, ros; hij was geheel als een haren kleed; daarom noemden zij zijn naam Ezau.

26 En daarna kwam zijn broeder uit, wiens hand Ezau's verzenen hield; daarom noemde men zijn naam Jakob. En Izak was zestig jaren oud, als hij hen gewon.

27 Als nu deze jongeren groot werden, werd Ezau een man, verstandig op de jacht, een veldman; maar Jakob werd een oprecht man, wonende in tenten.

28 En Izak had Ezau lief; want het wildbraad was naar zijn mond; maar Rebekka had Jakob lief.

29 En Jakob had een kooksel gekookt; en Ezau kwam uit het veld, en was moede.

30 En Ezau zeide tot Jakob: Laat mij toch slorpen van dat rode, dat rode daar, want ik ben moede; daarom heeft men zijn naam genoemd Edom.

31 Toen zeide Jakob: Verkoop mij op dezen dag uw eerstgeboorte.

32 En Ezau zeide: Zie, ik ga sterven; en waartoe mij dan de eerstgeboorte?

33 Toen zeide Jakob: Zweer mij op dezen dag! en hij zwoer hem; en hij verkocht aan Jakob zijn eerstgeboorte.

34 En Jakob gaf aan Ezau brood, en het linzenkooksel; en hij at en dronk, en hij stond op en ging heen; alzo verachtte Ezau de eerstgeboorte.

   

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3268. 'Nebaioth, Ishmael's firstborn, and Kedar, and Abdeel, and Mibsam; and Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa; Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah' means everything that constitutes the spiritual Church, in particular among the gentiles. This is clear from the representation of these individuals whose names are given. Some of them are mentioned again in the Word, in particular in the prophetical part, such as Nebaioth, Kedar, Dumah, and Tema. There they mean such things as constitute the spiritual Church, in particular among gentiles. This is in addition evident from the fact that there are twelve of them, and 'twelve' means all things that make up faith, and so the Church, to be dealt with below. In verse 16 below it is therefore said that they were 'twelve princes of their peoples'.

[2] That 'Nebaioth and Kedar' represent those things that constitute the spiritual Church, in particular among gentiles, that is to say, its goods and its truths derived from these, is clear in Isaiah,

A drove of camels will cover you, dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all those from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense, and will proclaim the praises of Jehovah. The whole flock of Kedar will be gathered to you, the rams of Nebaioth will minister to you; they will come up with acceptance on My altar. Isaiah 60:6-7.

This refers in the highest sense to the Lord, and in the relative sense to His kingdom. 'The flock of Kedar' stands for spiritual good - 'a flock' being spiritual good, see 343, 415, 2566. 'The rams of Nebaioth' stands for spiritual truth - 'a ram' being spiritual truth, 2833.

[3] Kedar is Arabia, as is evident from the places quoted below; and Arabia was named Kedar after Ishmael's son, as becomes clear from the fact that the names mentioned in these two verses are those of countries or nations which were all named after the sons and grandsons of Abraham, as Midian, Ephah, and Sheba above in verses 2-4, and so Kedar and Nebaioth here. In Ezekiel,

Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, these were the merchants of your hand in lambs, and in rams, and in he-goats. In these they were your merchants. Ezekiel 27:21.

This refers to Tyre, that is, to people who possess cognitions of good and truth - 'Tyre' being such persons, see 1201. 'Arabia' stands for spiritual good, 'the princes of Kedar' for spiritual truths. 'Lambs, rams, and he-goats' are spiritual goods and truths.

[4] In Jeremiah,

Arise, go up to Kedar, and lay waste the sons of the east. They will take their tents and their flocks, their curtains and all their vessels, and bear their camels away from them. Jeremiah 49:28-29.

This refers to the vastation of the spiritual Church meant by 'Kedar' and 'the sons of the east'. 'Tents and flocks' stands for the goods of that Church, 'curtains and vessels' for its truths. The sacred things of worship are meant by 'tents and flocks', and by 'curtains and vessels'; but the sacred things of worship are all related to good and truth.

[5] Those however who have no truth because no good resides with them are represented by Arabs and Kedarites in the wilderness, as in Isaiah,

Babel will not be dwelt in for ever, the Arab will not remain there. Isaiah 13:20.

In the same prophet,

Let the wilderness and its cities lift up [their voice], the villages which Kedar inhabits. Isaiah 42:10-11.

In Jeremiah,

By the wayside you have sat waiting for them, like an Arab in the wilderness. Jeremiah 3:2.

In David,

Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech; I delay among the tents of Kedar. Psalms 120:5.

In Isaiah,

In the forest in Arabia you will spend the night, O bands of Dedanites. To the thirsty bring water; O inhabitants of the land of Tema, meet with his bread the fugitive, for they will flee before the swords, before the drawn sword, before the bent bow, and before the grievousness of war. For thus said the Lord to me, Within a year, according to the year of a hireling, and all the glory of Kedar will come to an end; and the remainder of the number of the bows of the mighty men of the sons of Kedar [will be few]. Isaiah 21:13-17.

'Spending the night in the forest of Arabia' stands for being vastated as regards truth, and 'the bands of Dedanites' stands for those who possess cognitions, 3240, 3241 (end). 'The inhabitants of the land of Tema' stands for those in whom simple good is present, such as exists with upright gentiles - people, it is clear, who were descended from Ishmael's son called Tema. 'Kedar' stands for those who possess simple truth, of whom it is said that 'they are going to flee before the swords, and before the grievousness of war', which means that they will not experience the conflicts that are brought about by temptations because good does not exist with them any longer.

[6] In Jeremiah,

Pass over to the islands of the Kittians and see, and send to Kedar and examine closely, and see whether there has been such a thing, whether a nation has changed its gods, which are no gods. Jeremiah 2:10-11.

'The islands of the Kittians' stands for those who are more remote from worship, that is, for gentiles in whom simple good and consequently natural truth are present, 1156, 1158 - 'Kedar' also meaning, it is evident, such people. In the same prophet,

I took the cup from Jehovah's hand and made all the nations to whom Jehovah sent me drink it - Dedan and Tema, and Buz, and all who have cut the corners [of their hair]; and all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the west, dwelling in the wilderness. Jeremiah 25:17, 23-24.

This too refers to the vastation of the spiritual Church which among other names is called Tema and Arabia. From this it is evident that Tema, like Arabia, means those who belong to the spiritual Church. To Arabia however kings and also cities are attributed, but to Kedar princes and villages.

[7] In addition to these Dumah is also mentioned, in Isaiah 21:11-12. The reason why those nations mean the things that constitute the spiritual Church is that the Ancient Church, which was a spiritual Church, existed among them also, 1238, 2385, though their doctrinal teachings and religious observances varied. Nevertheless there was only one Church because those people made charity, not faith, the essential thing. In course of time however, as charity came to an end, that special feature of the Church which existed with them died out. Nevertheless a representative of the Church through them was maintained which differed according to that form of the Church that had once existed among them. Consequently when these nations are mentioned in the Word it is not these nations that are meant but only that form of the Church in general which had once existed there.

  
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