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1 Mose 36

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1 Und dies sind die Geschlechter Esaus, das ist Edom.

2 Esau nahm seine Weiber von den Töchtern Kanaans: Ada, die Tochter Elons, des Hethiters, und Oholibama, die Tochter Anas, der Tochter Zibeons, des Hewiters,

3 und Basmath, die Tochter Ismaels, die Schwester Nebajoths.

4 Und Ada gebar dem Esau Eliphas, und Basmath gebar Reghuel.

5 Und Oholibama gebar Jeghusch und Jaghlam und Korach. Das sind die Söhne Esaus, welche ihm im Lande Kanaan geboren wurden.

6 Und Esau nahm seine Weiber und seine Söhne und seine Töchter und alle Seelen seines Hauses, und seine Herden und all sein Vieh und all sein Besitztum, das er im Lande Kanaan erworben hatte, und zog in ein Land, von seinem Bruder Jakob hinweg.

7 Denn ihre Habe war zu groß, daß sie hätten beieinander wohnen können, und das Land ihres Aufenthaltes vermochte sie nicht zu tragen wegen ihrer Herden.

8 Und Esau wohnte auf dem Gebirge Seir. Esau, das ist Edom.

9 Und dies sind die Geschlechter Esaus, des Vaters von Edom, auf dem Gebirge Seir.

10 Dies sind die Namen der Söhne Esaus: Eliphas, der Sohn Adas, des Weibes Esaus; Reghuel, der Sohn Basmaths, des Weibes Esaus.

11 Und die Söhne des Eliphas waren: Teman, Omar, Zepho und Gaetam und Kenas.

12 Und Timna war das Kebsweib des Eliphas, des Sohnes Esaus, und sie gebar dem Eliphas Amalek. Das sind die Söhne Adas, des Weibes Esaus.

13 Und dies sind die Söhne Reghuels: Nachath und Serach, Schamma und Missa. Das waren die Söhne Basmaths, des Weibes Esaus.

14 Und dies waren die Söhne Oholibamas, der Tochter Anas, der Tochter Zibeons, des Weibes Esaus: sie gebar dem Esau Jeghusch, Jaghlam und Korach.

15 Dies sind die Fürsten der Söhne Esaus: Die Söhne Eliphas', des Erstgeborenen Esaus: der Fürst Teman, der Fürst Omar, der Fürst Zepho, der Fürst Kenas,

16 der Fürst Korach, der Fürst Gaetam, der Fürst Amalek. Das sind die Fürsten des Eliphas im Lande Edom; das sind die Söhne Adas.

17 Und dies sind die Söhne Reghuels, des Sohnes Esaus: der Fürst Nachath, der Fürst Serach, der Fürst Schamma, der Fürst Missa. Das sind die Fürsten des Reghuel im Lande Edom; das sind die Söhne Basmaths, des Weibes Esaus.

18 Und dies sind die Söhne Oholibamas, des Weibes Esaus: der Fürst Jeghusch, der Fürst Jaghlam, der Fürst Korach. Das sind die Fürsten Oholibamas, der Tochter Anas, des Weibes Esaus.

19 Das sind die Söhne Esaus und das ihre Fürsten; das ist Edom.

20 Das sind die Söhne Seirs, des Horiters, die Bewohner des Landes: Lotan und Schobal und Zibeon und Ana und Dischon und Ezer und Dischan.

21 Das sind die Fürsten der Horiter, der Söhne Seirs, im Lande Edom.

22 Und die Söhne Lotans waren: Hori und Hemam, und die Schwester Lotans: Timna.

23 Und dies sind die Söhne Schobals: Alwan und Manachath und Ebal, Schepho und Onam.

24 Und dies sind die Söhne Zibeons: Aja und Ana. Das ist der Ana, welcher die warmen Quellen in der Wüste fand, als er die Esel Zibeons, seines Vaters, weidete.

25 Und dies sind die Söhne Anas: Dischon, und Oholibama, die Tochter Anas.

26 Und dies sind die Söhne Dischons: Hemdan und Eschban und Jithran und Keran.

27 Dies sind die Söhne Ezers: Bilhan und Saawan und Akan.

28 Dies sind die Söhne Dischans: Uz und Aran.

29 Dies sind die Fürsten der Horiter: der Fürst Lotan, der Fürst Schobal, der Fürst Zibeon, der Fürst Ana,

30 der Fürst Dischon, der Fürst Ezer, der Fürst Dischan. Das sind die Fürsten der Horiter, nach ihren Fürsten im Lande Seir.

31 Und dies sind die Könige, die im Lande Edom regiert haben, ehe ein König über die Kinder Israel regierte:

32 Bela, der Sohn Beors, wurde König in Edom, und der Name seiner Stadt war Dinhaba.

33 Und Bela starb; und es ward König an seiner Statt Jobab, der Sohn Serachs, aus Bozra.

34 Und Jobab starb; und es ward König an seiner Statt Huscham, aus dem Lande der Temaniter.

35 Und Huscham starb; und es ward König an seiner Statt Hadad, der Sohn Bedads, welcher Midian schlug im Gefilde Moabs; und der Name seiner Stadt war Awith.

36 Und Hadad starb; und es ward König an seiner Statt Samla aus Masreka.

37 Und Samla starb; und es ward König an seiner Statt Saul aus Rechoboth am Strome.

38 Und Saul starb, und es ward König an seiner Statt Baal-Hanan, der Sohn Akbors.

39 Und Baal-Hanan, der Sohn Akbors, starb; und es ward König an seiner Statt Hadar; und der Name seiner Stadt war Paghu, und der Name seines Weibes Mehetabeel, die Tochter Matreds, der Tochter Mesahabs.

40 Und dies sind die Namen der Fürsten Esaus, nach ihren Familien, nach ihren Ortschaften, mit ihren Namen: der Fürst Timna, der Fürst Alwa, der Fürst Jetheth,

41 der Fürst Oholibama, der Fürst Ela, der Fürst Pinon,

42 der Fürst Kenas, der Fürst Teman, der Fürst Mibzar,

43 der Fürst Magdiel, der Fürst Iram. Das sind die Fürsten von Edom nach ihren Wohnsitzen, im Lande ihres Eigentums. Das ist Esau, der Vater Edoms.

   

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Cattle in a pasture.

Animals in the Bible generally refer to spiritual activity, the things we actually do on a spiritual level. "Cattle," as typically used in the Bible, mean a collection of domesticated animals owned by one person or group (including other animals along with cows). It makes sense, then, that cattle would represent the spiritual activities we "own" and have "domesticated."

What are the good things we like to see in ourselves and encourage? What true ideas do we keep in mind, ponder, and use in our decision-making? These can come in great varieties and from many different sources, just as a variety of animals could be part of "cattle," but the key is that we own them, care for them and use them.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 415, 3786, 4105, 4106, 4391, 4440)

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3242. 'And the sons of Midian, Ephah and Epher, and Enoch, and Abida, and Eldaah' means the derivatives from the third division. This becomes clear from the representation of 'Midian' as those governed by the truth of faith, to be dealt with below; and since those governed by the truth of faith are 'Midian', it follows that 'sons' are derivatives from it. With regard to those governed by the truth of faith the position is that no one is admitted into the Lord's kingdom except him with whom the good of faith is present since the good of faith is the life of faith. The life of faith remains, but not the doctrine of faith except insofar as it makes one with life. Nevertheless people governed by the truth of faith, that is, who profess faith and refer to it as the essential thing because they have been taught that it is, but who, in spite of that teaching have goodness of life, that is, who are Christians in their hearts and not just on their lips, are in the Lord's spiritual kingdom. For anyone can easily be made to believe that faith is the essential thing if such an idea is handed on to him by teachers and at an early age he becomes steeped in that way of thinking. He is also made to believe because those who are reputed to be very learned, even church-leaders, say the same, some of whom are afraid to talk about the good of life because when life is the criterion they stand condemned, and also - in addition - because matters of faith, when they display themselves, are perceptible, whereas matters of charity are less so. Those therefore who are governed by the truth of faith, and yet also by the good of life are called Midian. But the truths which govern their lives are 'the sons of Midian'.

[2] Just as those in whom the truth of faith is joined to the good of that faith are meant by Midian so also in the contrary sense Midian means those under the influence of falsity because the good of life is lacking in them - as becomes clear from the following: 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. Isaiah 60:6.

This refers to the Lord's spiritual kingdom. 'Dromedaries of Midian and Ephah' stands for matters of doctrine. Matters of doctrine concerning good are meant by 'gold', those concerning truth by 'frankincense'; and both by 'the praises of Jehovah'. From this also it is evident what 'Ephah' means. 'The Midianites' who pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him to Ishmaelites, and to Potiphar in Egypt, Genesis 37:28, 36, means people governed by truth coupled to simple good, as will in the Lord's Divine mercy be seen later on when those verses are dealt with.

[3] As regards 'Midian' also meaning those under the influence of falsity because the good of life is lacking in them, this may be seen from what is said about Midian in Moses,

The elders of Moab and the elders of Midian with deceptions in their hand came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak. Numbers 22:4, 7, and following verses.

In the good sense 'Moab' stands for people with whom natural good exists and who easily allow themselves to be misled, but in the contrary sense stands for those who adulterate goods, 2468. 'Midian' in the good sense, as has been stated, stands for those who are governed by truth coupled to simple good, and so who are easily led to believe things, but in the contrary sense, as here, stands for those who falsify truths. Falsifications are meant by 'deceptions in their hand', and deeds which are the product of falsities by their sending to Balaam to act against the children of Israel, who are the goods, and from these the truths, of faith.

[4] The acts of whoredom committed by the sons of Israel with Midianite women which brought about the plague that Phinehas checked by running through with his spear the Midianite woman and the Israelite man in the brothel, Numbers 25:6-8, and following verses, has a similar meaning, for acts of whoredom represented falsifications of truth, 2466, 2729. And because falsifications of truth are what are meant in the internal sense by acts of whoredom, therefore by command twelve thousand of the children of Israel assailed them, killed their kings, all the males, and the women they had taken captive who had had carnal knowledge of a man, and divided the booty among themselves, Numbers 25:16-17; 31:1-end. The reason why 'twelve thousand' were involved was that 'twelve' means all things of faith, 577, 2089, 2129 (end), 2130 (end), by means of which falsities are destroyed. 'The kings' they killed are falsities, as also are 'the males', 'the women who had had carnal knowledge of a man' are affections for falsity, and 'the booty' which consisted of gold, silver, and cattle, are truths that have been falsified. From this it is evident that every single thing mentioned there is representative of the punishment and destruction of falsity by means of truths.

[5] The same is meant by the facts related about the Midianites in the Book of Judges,

Because the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of Jehovah they were given into the hand of Midian for seven years.

On account of Midian the children of Israel made dens for themselves in the mountains, also caves, and strongholds. And whenever Israel put in seed, Midian and Amalek and the sons of the east came up and destroyed the produce of their land.

After that they were liberated by Gideon by means of the three hundred who had lapped water with their tongue like a dog, whereas those who had sunk down on their knees to drink had been sent home.

Further references to them, in addition to these, are made in Genesis 6 Chapters-8.

Here too every single detail is representative of the falsification of truth, and on that account of punishment even to the point of their being destroyed by the kind of things meant by 'lapping water with their tongue like a dog'. But what each detail means in the internal sense would take too long to explain here. All this will in the Lord's Divine mercy be dealt with in its proper place. In Habakkuk,

He looked and scattered the nations, and the mountains of time were dissolved, and the hills of old sank down. Below Aven I saw the tents of Cushan, the curtains of the land of Midian trembled. Habakkuk 3:6-7.

This refers to the Coming of the Lord. 'The tents of Cushan' stands for a religion raised up out of evil, 'the curtains of the land of Midian' for a religion raised up out of falsity.

  
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