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Genesi 35

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1 Iddio disse a Giacobbe: "Lèvati, vattene a Bethel, dimora quivi, e fa’ un altare all’Iddio che ti apparve, quando fuggivi dinanzi al tuo fratello Esaù".

2 Allora Giacobbe disse alla sua famiglia e a tutti quelli ch’erano con lui: "Togliete gli dèi stranieri che sono fra voi, purificatevi, e cambiatevi i vestiti;

3 e leviamoci, andiamo a Bethel, ed io farò quivi un altare all’Iddio che mi esaudì nel giorno della mia angoscia, e ch’è stato con me nel viaggio che ho fatto".

4 Ed essi dettero a Giacobbe tutti gli dei stranieri ch’erano nelle loro mani e gli anelli che avevano agli orecchi; e Giacobbe li nascose sotto la quercia ch’è presso a Sichem.

5 Poi si partirono; e un terrore mandato da Dio invase le città ch’erano intorno a loro; talché non inseguirono i figliuoli di Giacobbe.

6 Così Giacobbe giunse a Luz, cioè Bethel, ch’è nel paese di Canaan: egli con tutta la gente che avea seco;

7 ed edificò quivi un altare, e chiamò quel luogo El-Bethel, perché quivi Iddio gli era apparso, quando egli fuggiva dinanzi al suo fratello.

8 Allora morì Debora, balia di Rebecca, e fu sepolta al di sotto di Bethel, sotto la quercia, che fu chiamata Allon-Bacuth.

9 Iddio apparve ancora a Giacobbe, quando questi veniva da Paddan-Aram; e lo benedisse.

10 E Dio gli disse: "Il tuo nome è Giacobbe; tu non sarai più chiamato Giacobbe, ma il tuo nome sarà Israele". E gli mise nome Israele.

11 E Dio gli disse: "Io sono l’Iddio onnipotente; sii fecondo e moltiplica; una nazione, anzi una moltitudine di nazioni discenderà da te, e dei re usciranno dai tuoi lombi;

12 e darò a te e alla tua progenie dopo di te il paese che detti ad Abrahamo e ad Isacco".

13 E Dio risalì di presso a lui, dal luogo dove gli avea parlato.

14 E Giacobbe eresse un monumento di pietra nel luogo dove Iddio gli avea parlato; vi fece sopra una libazione e vi sparse su dell’olio.

15 E Giacobbe chiamò Bethel il luogo dove Dio gli avea parlato.

16 Poi partirono da Bethel; e c’era ancora qualche distanza per arrivare ad Efrata, quando Rachele partorì. Essa ebbe un duro parto;

17 e mentre penava a partorire, la levatrice le disse: "Non temere, perché eccoti un altro figliuolo".

18 E com’ella stava per rendere l’anima (perché morì), pose nome al bimbo Ben-Oni; ma il padre lo chiamò Beniamino.

19 E Rachele morì, e fu sepolta sulla via di Efrata; cioè di Bethlehem.

20 E Giacobbe eresse un monumento sulla tomba di lei. Questo è il monumento della tomba di Rachele, il quale esiste tuttora.

21 Poi Israele si partì, e piantò la sua tenda al di là di Migdal-Eder.

22 E avvenne che, mentre Israele abitava in quel paese, Ruben andò e si giacque con Bilha, concubina di suo padre. E Israele lo seppe.

23 Or i figliuoli di Giacobbe erano dodici. I figliuoli di Lea: Ruben, primogenito di Giacobbe, Simeone, Levi, Giuda, Issacar, Zabulon.

24 I figliuoli di Rachele: Giuseppe e Beniamino.

25 I figliuoli di Bilha, serva di Rachele: Dan e Neftali.

26 I figliuoli di Zilpa, serva di Lea: Gad e Ascer. Questi sono i figliuoli di Giacobbe che gli nacquero in Paddan-Aram.

27 E Giacobbe venne da Isacco suo padre a Mamre, a Kiriath-Arba, cioè Hebron, dove Abrahamo e Isacco aveano soggiornato.

28 E i giorni d’Isacco furono centottant’anni.

29 E Isacco spirò, morì, e fu raccolto presso il suo popolo, vecchio e sazio di giorni; ed Esaù e Giacobbe, suoi figliuoli, lo seppellirono.

   

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4453. And range through it trading, and get you possession therein. That this signifies doctrinal tenets from what is general that would agree together, is evident from the signification of “trading,” as being to acquire knowledges for one’s self, and also to communicate them (see n. 2967), hence “to range through the land trading” denotes to enter into the knowledges of good and truth signified by Shechem the son of Hamor and his city; and from the signification of “getting possession therein,” as being to make one, thus to agree together, for they who possess a land together, make one and agree. That “to trade” denotes to acquire knowledges, and also to communicate them, is because in heaven, where the Word is perceived according to its internal sense, there is no trading, for in heaven there is no gold, silver, or anything else such as are traded with in this world; and therefore when we read in the Word of “trading,” this is understood in a spiritual sense, and there is perceived something that corresponds to trading, which-to speak generally-is the acquisition and communication of knowledges, and specifically, is that [which is indicated by the object] named. Thus, if “gold” is named, the good of love and wisdom is understood (n. 113, 1551, 1552); if “silver,” the truth which is of intelligence and faith (n. 1551, 2048, 2954); if “sheep,” “rams,” “kids,” or “lambs,” in which they traded in ancient times, such things are understood as these animals signify, and so on.

[2] As in Ezekiel:

Say unto Tyre, O thou that dwellest at the entrances of the sea, the trader of the peoples unto many isles, Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches; in silver, in iron, in tin and lead they furnished thy fairs. Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, these were thy traders in the soul of man, and in vessels of brass they furnished thy commerce. The sons of Dedan were thy traders, many isles were the merchandise of thine hand. Syria was thy merchant in the multitude of thy works. Judah and the land of Israel, these were thy traders in wheat, minnith, and pannag, and in honey and oil and balm they furnished thy commerce. Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of thy works, by reason of the multitude of all riches, in wine of Heshbon and wool of Zachar. Dan and Javan furnished yarn in thy fairs. Dedan was thy trader in garments of freedom for the chariot. The Arabian and all the princes of Kedar, these were the merchants of thy hand, in lambs and rams and he-goats, in these were they thy merchants. The traders of Shebah and Raamah, these were thy traders in the chief of all spice and by every precious stone and gold they furnished thy tradings. Haran and Canneh and Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur, Chilmad was thy trader. These were thy traders with perfections, with balls of blue, and broidered work; and with treasures of precious garments bound with cords and in cedar they were in thy merchandise; whence thou hast been filled and become honored exceedingly in the heart of the seas (Ezekiel 27:3, 12-13, 15-19, 21-25).

[3] From this and many other passages in the Word it appears that “tradings,” “commerce,” “merchandise,” and “wares,” are nothing else than things which relate to the knowledges of good and truth. For what has the prophetic Word to do with the tradings of Tyre unless things spiritual and celestial are signified by them? And because this is so, it must be very evident not only that by the wares are other things signified, but also that by the nation there named are signified those possessed of these other things; and that except from the internal sense it cannot be known what all these signify, as for instance what is signified by “Tarshish,” “Javan,” “Tubal,” “Meshech,” the “sons of Dedan,” “Syria,” “Judah,” “Israel,” “Dan,” “Javan,” “Dedan,” the “Arabian,” “Sheba,” “Raamah,” “Haran,” “Canneh,” “Eden,” “Assyria,” “Chilmad;” and also what is signified by their wares, such as “silver,” “iron,” “tin,” “lead,” “vessels of brass,” “wheat,” “minnith,” “pannag,” “honey,” “oil,” “balm,” “wine of Heshbon,” “wool of Zachar,” “yarn,” “garments of freedom for the chariot,” “lambs,” “rams,” “he-goats,” “spice,” “precious stone,” “gold,” “balls of blue,” “broidered work,” “cords bound,” and “cedar.” These and the like things signify the goods and truths of the church and the Lord’s kingdom, and also the knowledges of these goods and truths. It is for this reason that Tyre is here treated of, because by “Tyre” are signified knowledges (n. 1201). And because such wares, that is, goods and truths, are in the Lord’s church and kingdom, the land of Canaan (which signifies the Lord’s church and kingdom) bore from the most ancient time a name that is derived from “wares” or “merchandise,” for such is the meaning of the name “Canaan” in the original language. From all that has been said it is now evident what is signified by “ranging through the land trading.”

  
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