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Joshua 19

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1 La seconda parte tirata a sorte toccò a Simeone, alla tribù dei figliuoli di Simeone secondo le loro famiglie. La loro eredità era in mezzo all’eredità de’ figliuoli di Giuda.

2 Ebbero nella loro eredità: Beer-Sceba, Sceba, Molada, Hatsar-Shual,

3 Bala, Atsem, Eltolad, Bethul,

4 Horma, Tsiklag,

5 Beth-Mareaboth, Hatsar-Susa,

6 Beth-Lebaoth e Sharuchen: tredici città e i loro villaggi;

7 Ain, Rimmon, Ether e Ashan: quattro città e i loro villaggi;

8 e tutti i villaggi che stavano attorno a queste città, fino a Baalath-Beer, che è la Rama del sud. Tale fu l’eredità della tribù de’ figliuoli di Simeone, secondo le loro famiglie.

9 L’eredità dei figliuoli di Simeone fu tolta dalla parte de’ figliuoli di Giuda, perché la parte de’ figliuoli di Giuda era troppo grande per loro; ond’è che i figliuoli di Simeone ebbero la loro eredità in mezzo all’eredità di quelli.

10 La terza parte tirata a sorte toccò ai figliuoli di Zabulon, secondo le loro famiglie. Il confine della loro eredità si estendeva fino a Sarid.

11 Questo confine saliva a occidente verso Mareala e giungeva a Dabbesceth, e poi al torrente che scorre di faccia a Iokneam.

12 Da Sarid girava ad oriente, verso il sol levante, sino al confine di Kisloth-Tabor; poi continuava verso Dabrath, e saliva a Iafia.

13 Di là passava a oriente per Gath-Hefer, per Eth-Katsin, continuava verso Rimmon, prolungandosi fino a Nea.

14 Poi il confine girava dal lato di settentrione verso Hannathon, e facea capo alla valle d’Iftah-El.

15 Esso includeva inoltre: Kattath, Nahalal, Scimron, Ideala e Bethlehem: dodici città e loro villaggi.

16 Tale fu l’eredità dei figliuoli di Zabulon, secondo le loro famiglie: quelle città e i loro villaggi.

17 La quarta parte tirata a sorte toccò a Issacar, ai figliuoli di Issacar, secondo le loro famiglie.

18 Il loro territorio comprendeva: Izreel, Kesulloth, Sunem,

19 Hafaraim, Scion, Anaharat,

20 Rabbith, Kiscion, Abets,

21 Remeth, En-Gannim, En-Hadda e Beth-Patsets.

22 Poi il confine giungeva a Tabor, Shahatsim e Beth-Scemesh, e facea capo al Giordano: sedici città e i loro villaggi.

23 Tale fu l’eredità della tribù de’ figliuoli d’Issacar, secondo le loro famiglie: quelle città e i loro villaggi.

24 La quinta parte tirata a sorte toccò ai figliuoli di Ascer, secondo le loro famiglie.

25 Il loro territorio comprendeva: Helkath, Hali, Beten,

26 Acshaf, Allammelec, Amad, Mishal. Il loro confine giungeva, verso occidente, al Carmel e a Scihor-Libnath.

27 Poi girava dal lato del sol levante verso Beth-Dagon, giungeva a Zabulon e alla valle di Iftah-El al nord di Beth-Emek e di Neiel, e si prolungava verso Cabul a sinistra,

28 e verso Ebron, Rehob, Hammon e Kana, fino a Sidon la grande.

29 Poi il confine girava verso Rama, fino alla città forte di Tiro, girava verso Hosa, e facea capo al mare dal lato del territorio di Acrib.

30 Esso includeva inoltre: Ummah, Afek e Rehob: ventidue città e i loro villaggi.

31 Tale fu l’eredità della tribù dei figliuoli di Ascer, secondo le loro famiglie: queste città e i loro villaggi.

32 La sesta parte tirata a sorte toccò ai figliuoli di Neftali, secondo le loro famiglie.

33 Il loro confine si estendeva da Helef, da Elon-Bezaanannim, Adami-Nekeb e Iabneel fino a Lakkun e facea capo al Giordano.

34 Poi il confine girava a occidente verso Aznoth-Tabor, di là continuava verso Hukkok; giungeva a Zabulon dal lato di mezzogiorno, a Ascer dal lato d’occidente, e a Giuda del Giordano dal lato di levante.

35 Le città forti erano: Tsiddim, Tser, Hammath, Rakkath, Kinnereth, Adama, Rama, Hatsor,

36 Kedes, Edrei,

37 En-Hatsor, Ireon, Migdal-El,

38 Horem, Beth-Anath e Beth-Scemesh: diciannove città e i loro villaggi.

39 Tale fu l’eredità della tribù de’ figliuoli di Neftali, secondo le loro famiglie: queste città e i loro villaggi.

40 La settima parte tirata a sorte toccò alla tribù de’ figliuoli di Dan, secondo le loro famiglie.

41 Il confine della loro eredità comprendeva: Tsorea, Eshtaol, Ir-Scemesh,

42 Shaalabbin, Aialon, Itla, Elon,

43 Timnata, Ekron,

44 Elteke, Ghibbeton, Baalath,

45 Iehud, Bene-Berak, Gath-Rimmon,

46 Me-Iarkon e Rakkon col territorio dirimpetto a Iafo.

47 Or il territorio de’ figliuoli di Dan s’estese più lungi, poiché i figliuoli di Dan salirono a combattere contro Lescem; la presero e la misero a fil di spada; ne presero possesso, vi si stabilirono, e la chiamaron Lescem Dan, dal nome di Dan loro padre.

48 Tale fu l’eredità della tribù de’ figliuoli di Dan, secondo le loro famiglie: queste città e i loro villaggi.

49 Or quando i figliuoli d’Israele ebbero finito di distribuirsi l’eredità del paese secondo i suoi confini, dettero a Giosuè, figliuolo di Nun, una eredità in mezzo a loro.

50 Secondo l’ordine dell’Eterno, gli diedero la città ch’egli chiese: Timnath-Serah, nella contrada montuosa di Efraim. Egli costruì la città e vi stabilì la sua dimora.

51 Tali sono le eredità che il sacerdote Eleazar, Giosuè figliuolo di Nun e i capi famiglia delle tribù de’ figliuoli d’Israele distribuirono a sorte a Sciloh, davanti all’Eterno, all’ingresso della tenda di convegno. Così compirono la spartizione del paese.

   

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Exploring the Meaning of Joshua 19

Napsal(a) New Christian Bible Study Staff, Julian Duckworth

Joshua 19: The last six tribes receive their territories, and Joshua his inheritance.

This chapter is the last of seven chapters detailing the division of the land of Canaan among the tribes. In this chapter, the remaining six tribes receive their portions.

Simeon received land very much in the south, below that of Judah, and Simeon’s territory was made a part of Judah. Simeon means ‘to hear’. To hear the Lord, and to hear the truth, means wanting to live in obedience with what the Lord teaches. Simeon was important in earlier biblical events, but is rarely mentioned later on; obeying the Lord can and should be a quiet affair (see Swedenborg’s work, Apocalypse Revealed 87).

The area given to Zebulun was modest and towards the north, between the Sea of Galilee and the coast. Zebulun’s name means ‘place of exaltation and honor’, and its spiritual meaning is just as glorious: it refers to honoring the Lord through the way we live our lives, both inwardly and outwardly (see Swedenborg’s Heaven and Hell 390).

Issachar’s territory was a small, fertile area in the north, next to the Jordan. The name “Issachar” means ‘a man of hire’ or ‘a hired man’. Spiritually, this is about wanting to serve the Lord, and dedicating our lives to this. Then we are ‘employed’ as servants of the Lord, and we are rewarded with spiritual strength, joy, and blessings (see Swedenborg’s Arcana Caelestia 6388).

Asher means ‘happy’ - a delightful name - and its territory was along the northern coastline, extending inland. It included Mount Carmel and the Plain of Sharon, which were both beautiful places. Spiritual happiness is quite deep, and is really a feeling of joy, contentment, and well-being. When we are spiritually happy, we feel glad to be alive, to know the Lord, and to do what is good because of God (Arcana Caelestia 6408).

Naphtali had territory going up from the Sea of Galilee to the northern border. Naphtali means ‘crafty and cunning’, which does not sound very heavenly. However, the idea is that we use our intelligence to bring heavenly results from the countless decisions we make each and every day. Earlier in the Bible, Naphtali is blessed and called ‘a deer let loose’, which would then be free to bound away (see Genesis 49:21, Arcana Caelestia 3928).

Dan had two small territories: one in the centre on the coast, and one in the far north near the source of the River Jordan. Dan means ‘to judge well’, and it stands for our need to treat people fairly because of our relationship with the Lord. Perhaps there are two territories because one is our mind (north), and the other is in life (center) (Arcana Caelestia 3923).

Finally, Joshua himself is given his inheritance, a place in Ephraim called Timnath Serah. The name means ‘an extra portion’, and this suggests that beyond everything Joshua has done, he is to be given something further. Spiritually, this could be the unexpected delight we get when we devote ourselves to serving the Lord (Arcana Caelestia 995[3]).

The spiritual meaning of receiving a portion of land is that we are able to experience blessings and goodness from the Lord, but only after we have ‘conquered the land’. This means working through our temptations and overcoming weaknesses during our natural life.

Since the land of Canaan stands for heaven – and also for the growth of heaven in us – each of the twelve tribes represent a part of heavenly life that needs to be active in us. We must learn hear the word of the Lord, judge well in our daily actions, and honor His name by the way we live.

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1 And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.

2 And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba, or sheba, and Moladah,

3 And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem,

4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,

5 And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah,

6 And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages:

7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:

8 And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

9 Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

10 And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:

11 And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;

12 And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out to daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,

13 And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to Neah;

14 And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthah-el:

15 And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.

16 This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages.

17 And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families.

18 And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem,

19 And Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath,

20 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,

21 And Remeth, and En-gannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez;

22 And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages.

23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages.

24 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.

25 And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph,

26 And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath;

27 And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand,

28 And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon;

29 And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:

30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.

31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages.

32 The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

33 And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan:

34 And then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.

35 And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth,

36 And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,

37 And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,

38 And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

40 And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.

41 And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,

42 And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,

43 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,

44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

45 And Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon,

46 And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.

47 And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages.

49 When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them:

50 According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein.

51 These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.