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1 Mose 36

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1 Dies ist das Geschlecht Esaus, der da heißt Edom.

2 Esau nahm Weiber von den Töchtern Kanaans: Ada, die Tochter Elons, des Hethiters; und Ahalibama, die Tochter des Ana, die Neffe Zibeons, des Heviters;

3 und Basmath, Ismaels Tochter, Nebajoths Schwester.

4 Und Ada gebar dem Esau Eliphas, aber Basmath gebar Reguel.

5 Ahalibama gebar Jehus, Jaelam und Korah. Das sind Esaus Kinder, die ihm geboren sind im Lande Kanaan.

6 Und Esau nahm seine Weiber, Söhne und Töchter und alle Seelen seines Hauses, seine Habe und alles Vieh mit allen Gütern, so er im Lande Kanaan erworben hatte, und zog in ein Land von seinem Bruder Jakob.

7 Denn ihre Habe war zu groß, daß sie nicht konnten beieinander wohnen; und das Land, darin sie Fremdlinge waren, mochte sie nicht ertragen vor der Menge ihres Viehes.

8 Also wohnete Esau auf dem Gebirge Seir. Und Esau ist der Edom.

9 Dies ist das Geschlecht Esaus, von dem die Edomiter herkommen, auf dem Gebirge Seir.

10 Und so heißen die Kinder Esaus: Eliphas, der Sohn Adas, Esaus Weibes; Reguel, der Sohn Basmaths, Esaus Weibes.

11 Eliphas Söhne aber waren diese: Theman, Omar, Zepho, Gaetham und Kenas.

12 Und Thimma war ein Kebsweib Eliphas, Esaus Sohns, die gebar ihm Amalek. Das sind die Kinder von Ada, Esaus Weib.

13 Die Kinder aber Reguels sind diese: Nahath, Serah, Samma, Missa. Das sind die Kinder von Basmath, Esaus Weib.

14 Die Kinder aber von Ahalibama, Esaus Weib, der Tochter des Ana, der Neffe Zibeons, sind diese, die sie dem Esau gebar: Jehus, Jaelam und Korah.

15 Das sind die Fürsten unter den Kindern Esaus: Die Kinder Eliphas, des ersten Sohns Esaus, waren diese: der Fürst Theman, der Fürst Omar, der Fürst Zepho, der Fürst Kenas,

16 der Fürst Korah, der Fürst Gaetham, der Fürst Amalek. Das sind die Fürsten von Eliphas, im Lande Edom, und sind Kinder von der Ada.

17 Und das sind die Kinder Reguels, Esaus Sohns: der Fürst Nahath, der Fürst Serah, der Fürst Samma, der Fürst Missa. Das sind die Fürsten von Reguel im Lande der Edomiter und sind Kinder von der Basmath, Esaus Weib.

18 Das sind die Kinder Ahalibamas, Esaus Weibes: der Fürst Jehus, der Fürst Jaelam, der Fürst Korah. Das sind die Fürsten von Ahalibama, der Tochter des Ana, Esaus Weib.

19 Das sind Esaus Kinder und ihre Fürsten. Er ist der Edom.

20 Die Kinder aber von Seir, dem Horiten, der im Lande wohnete, sind diese: Lothan, Sobal, Zibeon, Ana, Dison, Ezer und Disan.

21 Das sind die Fürsten der Horiten, Kinder des Seir, im Lande Edom.

22 Aber des Lothan Kinder waren diese: Hori und Heman; und Lothans Schwester hieß Thimna.

23 Die Kinder von Sobal waren diese: Alwan, Manahath, Ebal, Sepho und Onam.

24 Die Kinder von Zibeon waren: Aja und Ana. Das ist der Ana, der in der Wüste Maulpferde erfand, da er seines Vaters Zibeons Esel hütete.

25 Die Kinder aber Anas waren: Dison und Ahalibama, das ist die Tochter Anas.

26 Die Kinder Disons waren: Hemdan, Esban, Jethran und Charan.

27 Die Kinder Ezers waren: Bilhan, Sawan und Akan

28 Die Kinder Disans waren: Uz und Man.

29 Dies sind die Fürsten der Horiten: der Fürst Lothan, der Fürst Sobal, der Fürst Zibeon, der Fürst Ana,

30 der Fürst Dison, der Fürst Ezer, der Fürst Disan. Das sind die Fürsten der Horiten, die regieret haben im Lande Seir.

31 Die Könige aber, die im Lande Edom regieret haben, ehe denn die Kinder Israel Könige hatten, sind diese:

32 Bela war König in Edom, ein Sohn Beors; und seine Stadt hieß Dinhaba.

33 Und da Bela starb, ward König an seiner Statt Jobab, ein Sohn Serahs von Bazra.

34 Da Jobab starb, ward an seiner Statt König Husam aus der Themaniter Lande.

35 Da Husam starb, ward König an seiner Statt Hadad, ein Sohn Bedads, der die Midianiter schlug auf der Moabiter Felde; und seine Stadt hieß Awith.

36 Da Hadad starb, regierete Samla von Masrek.

37 Da Samla starb, ward Saul König, von Rehoboth am Wasser.

38 Da Saul starb, ward an seiner Statt König Baal Hanan, der Sohn Achbors.

39 Da Baal Hanan, Achbors Sohn, starb, ward an seiner Statt König Hadar, und seine Stadt hieß Pagu; und sein Weib hieß Mehetabeel, eine Tochter Matreds, die Mesahabs Tochter war.

40 Also heißen die Fürsten von Esau in ihren Geschlechtern, Örtern und Namen: der Fürst Thimna, der Fürst Alwa, der Fürst Jetheth,

41 der Fürst Ahalibama, der Fürst Ela, der Fürst Pinon,

42 der Fürst Kenas, der Fürst Theman, der Fürst Mibzar,

43 der Fürst Magdiel, der Fürst Jram. Das sind die Fürsten in Edom, wie sie gewohnet haben in ihrem Erblande. Und Esau ist der Vater der Edomiter.

   

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In Genesis 25:14, this represent aspects of the spiritual church, especially among gentiles, and specifically its good qualities and consequent true ideas. (Arcana Coelestia 3268)

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 3688, Genesis 28)

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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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