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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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1462. 'Egypt' means, in reference to the Lord, knowledge comprised of cognitions, but in reference to all others, knowledge in general. This becomes clear from the meaning of that country in the Word, dealt with already in several places, and specifically in 1164, 1165. Indeed the Ancient Church existed in Egypt, as it did in many other places, 1238, and while the Church was in that region all kinds of knowledge flourished there more than anything else; and this explains why 'Egypt' came to mean knowledge. But after those people desired to penetrate the mysteries of faith by means of all this knowledge, and so to inquire into the truth of Divine arcana from their own power, Egypt became a place of magic, and so came to mean factual knowledge which perverts, and which gives rise to falsities and derivative evils, as is clear in Isaiah 19:11.

[2] That 'Egypt' means all kinds of knowledge that serve a use, thus at this point knowledge comprised of cognitions which is able to serve as vessels for celestial and spiritual things, becomes clear from the following places in the Word: In Isaiah,

They have led Egypt astray, the corner-stone of the tribes. Isaiah 19:13.

Here it is called 'the corner-stone of the tribes', which was to serve as the base on which the things of faith meant by 'the tribes' were to rest. In the same prophet,

On that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt which speak in the lip of Canaan and swear to Jehovah Zebaoth. Each will be called Ir Heres. On that day there will be an altar to Jehovah in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at its border to Jehovah; and it will be a sign and a witness to Jehovah Zebaoth in the land of Egypt, for they will cry to Jehovah because of the oppressors, and He will send a savior and a prince to them, and he will deliver them. And Jehovah will make Himself known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know Jehovah on that day and will offer sacrifice and minchah, and will make vows to Jehovah and perform them. And Jehovah will smite Egypt, smiting and healing, and they will return to Jehovah; and He will be entreated by them, and He will heal them. Isaiah 19:18-22.

Used in a good sense here, 'Egypt' stands for people who possess facts, or natural truths, which are the vessels for spiritual truths.

[3] In the same prophet,

On that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Asshur, and Asshur will come into Egypt and Egypt into Asshur, and the Egyptians will serve Asshur. 1 On that day Israel will be the third with Egypt and Asshur, a blessing in the midst of the earth, whom Jehovah Zebaoth will bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt My people, and Asshur the work of My hands, and Israel My heritage. Isaiah 19:23-25.

Here 'Egypt' means knowledge consisting of natural truths, 'Asshur' reason or rational things, and 'Israel' spiritual things, which follow one another in that order. Hence the statement that 'on that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Asshur, and Israel will be the third with Egypt and Asshur'.

[4] In Ezekiel,

Fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt was your sail, that it might be to you an ensign. Ezekiel 27:7.

This refers to Tyre, which means the possession of cognitions. 'Fine linen with embroidered work' stands for the truths contained in all kinds of knowledge which are of service; belonging as they do to the external man facts ought to be of service to the internal man. In the same prophet,

Thus said the Lord Jehovih, At the end of forty years I will gather Egypt from the peoples among whom they were scattered, and I will bring back the captivity of Egypt. Ezekiel 29:13-14.

Here also 'Egypt' has much the same meaning, as is also said of Judah and Israel in many other places that they were to be gathered from the peoples and brought back from captivity. In Zechariah,

And it will be that whoever of the families of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, Jehovah Zebaoth, there will be no rain upon them And if the family of Egypt does not go up, and does not come . . . Zechariah 14:17-18.

Here also 'Egypt' is used in a good sense to have a similar meaning.

[5] That knowledge or human wisdom is meant by 'Egypt' becomes clear also in Daniel 11:43 where knowledge of celestial and of spiritual things is called 'the secret hoards of gold and silver' and also 'the precious things of Egypt'. And of Solomon it is said that his wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the sons of the east and all the wisdom of the Egyptians, 1 Kings 4:30. And the house built by Solomon for Pharaoh's daughter had no other representation, 1 Kings 7:8 and following verses.

[6] The Lord's being taken into Egypt when He was an infant had no other meaning than that which here is meant by Abram, though He was also taken there so that He might fulfill all things that had taken place and were representative of Himself. The passage of Jacob and his sons down into Egypt represented in the inmost sense nothing other than the Lord's initial instruction in cognitions from the Word, as is also evident from what follows. In reference to the Lord the following is said in Matthew,

The angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Rise, take the boy and His mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I tell you. He rose and took the boy and His mother by night, and departed into Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod, so that what had been said by the prophet might be fulfilled, when he said, Out of Egypt have I called My son. Matthew 2:13-15, 19-21.

This promise is stated in Hosea as follows,

When Israel was a boy I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. Hosea 11:1.

From this it is clear that 'the boy Israel' is used to mean the Lord, His instruction when a boy being expressed by the words, 'Out of Egypt have I called My son'.

[7] In the same prophet,

By a prophet Jehovah brought Israel up out of Egypt and by a prophet he was preserved. Hosea 12:12-13.

Here similarly 'Israel' is used to mean the Lord. 'A prophet' means one who teaches, thus teaching consisting of cognitions. In David,

Turn us back, O God Zebaoth, cause Your face 2 to shine and we shall be saved. You caused a vine to set out from Egypt, You drove out the nations and planted it. Psalms 80:7-8.

This too refers to the Lord, who is called 'the vine out of Egypt' as regards the cognitions in which He was receiving instruction.

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1. The Hebrew of his text in Isaiah may be read in two different ways - serve Asshur or serve with Asshur. Most English versions of Isaiah prefer the second of these.

2. literally, Faces

  
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1 Mose 25:30

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30 Da sprach Esau zu Jakob: Laß mich doch essen von dem Roten, dem Roten da, denn ich bin matt! Darum gab man ihm den Namen Edom.