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1 アブラハムは再びをめとった。名をケトラという。

2 彼女はジムラン、ヨクシャン、メダン、ミデアン、イシバクおよびシュワを産んだ。

3 ヨクシャンのはシバとデダンデダン孫はアシュリびと、レトシびと、レウミびとである。

4 ミデアンの孫はエパ、エペル、ヘノク、アビダ、エルダアであって、これらは皆ケトラ孫であった。

5 アブラハムはその所有をことごとくイサクに与えた。

6 またそのそばめたちのらにもアブラハムは物を与え、なお生きている間に彼らをそのイサクから離して、東の方、東のに移らせた。

7 アブラハムの生きながらえた年は十五年である。

8 アブラハムは高齢に達し、老人となり、年が満ちて息絶え、死んでその民に加えられた。

9 そのイサクとイシマエルは彼をヘテびとゾハルのエフロンにあるマクペラのほら穴に葬った。これはマムレの向かいにあり、

10 アブラハムがヘテの人々から、買い取ったであって、そこにアブラハムとそのサラが葬られた。

11 アブラハムが死んだはそのイサクを祝福された。イサクはベエル・ラハイ・ロイのほとりに住んだ。

12 サラのつかえめエジプトびとハガルアブラハムに産んだアブラハムのイシマエルの系図は次のとおりである。

13 イシマエルのらの名を世代にしたがって、その名をいえば次のとおりである。すなわちイシマエルの長はネバヨテ、次はケダル、アデビエル、ミブサム

14 ミシマ、ドマ、マッサ、

15 ハダデ、テマ、エトル、ネフシ、ケデマ

16 これはイシマエルの子らであり、と宿営とによる名であって、その氏族による十二人の君たちである。

17 イシマエルのよわいは三十七年である。彼は息絶えて死に、その民に加えられた。

18 イシマエルの子らはハビラからエジプトの東、シュルまでの間に住んで、アシュルに及んだ。イシマエルはすべての兄弟の東に住んだ。

19 アブラハムのイサクの系図は次のとおりである。アブラハムのはイサクであって、

20 イサクは四十歳の時、パダンアラムアラムびとベトエルの娘で、アラムびとラバンのリベカにめとった。

21 イサクはが子を産まなかったので、妻のためにに祈り願った。はその願いを聞かれ、リベカはみごもった。

22 ところがそのらが胎内で押し合ったので、リベカは言った、「こんなことでは、わたしはどうなるでしょう」。彼女は行ってに尋ねた。

23 は彼女に言われた、「つの民があなたの胎内にあり、つの民があなたのから別れて出る。一つの民は他の民よりも強く、兄は弟に仕えるであろう」。

24 彼女の出産のがきたとき、胎内にはふたごがあった。

25 さきに出たのは赤くて全身ごろものようであった。それで名をエサウと名づけた。

26 そのに弟が出た。そのエサウかかとをつかんでいた。それで名をヤコブと名づけた。リベカが彼らを産んだ時、イサクは六十歳であった。

27 さてその子らは成長し、エサウ巧みな狩猟者となり、野の人となったが、ヤコブは穏やかな人で、天幕に住んでいた

28 イサクは、しかの肉が好きだったので、エサウしたが、リベカはヤコブをした。

29 ある日ヤコブが、あつものを煮ていた時、エサウは飢え疲れて野から帰ってきた。

30 エサウはヤコブに言った、「わたしは飢え疲れた。お願いだ。赤いもの、その赤いものをわたしに食べさせてくれ」。彼が名をエドム呼ばれたのはこのためである。

31 ヤコブは言った、「まずあなたの長子の特権をわたしに売りなさい」。

32 エサウは言った、「わたしは死にそうだ。長子の特権などわたしに何になろう」。

33 ヤコブはまた言った、「まずわたしに誓いなさい」。彼は誓って長子の特権をヤコブに売った

34 そこでヤコブはパンレンズ豆のあつものとをエサウに与えたので、彼は飲み食いして、立ち去った。このようにしてエサウは長子の特権を軽んじた。

   

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3240. 'And Jokshan begot Sheba and Dedan' means the derivatives from the first division. This is clear from the representation of 'Jokshan' and his sons 'Sheba and Dedan' dealt with below. Since they are mere names here and they mean states and derivatives of the Lord's spiritual Church, something about what they are in general must be stated. The celestial Church differs from the spiritual Church in that in those who belong to the celestial Church and who are called celestial, love - that is to say, the good and truth of love - is present; but in those who belong to the spiritual Church and who are called spiritual, faith - that is to say, the good and truth of faith - is present. Good as it exists with those who are celestial consists in love to the Lord, and truth as it exists with them in love towards the neighbour. But good as it exists with those who are spiritual consists in charity towards the neighbour, and truth as it exists with them in faith insofar as this is doctrine concerning charity. From this it may be seen that good and truth are present in the Lord's spiritual kingdom, as they are in His celestial kingdom, yet are considerably different.

[2] It should be recognized in addition that the inhabitants of those kingdoms are distinguished from one another by means of good and truth for the reason that some are governed more by good, others more by truth. And it is from this that derivatives arise, that is to say, derivatives of good and derivatives of truth. The derivatives of good in the Lord's spiritual kingdom are those which are represented by the sons of Jokshan, who are referred to in this verse, but the derivatives of truth there are those which are represented by the sons of Midian, who are referred to in the next verse. Now because there are two categories of spiritual people - those governed more by good and those governed more by truth - two varieties of doctrine therefore exist among them, namely matters of doctrine concerning charity and matters of doctrine concerning faith. Matters of doctrine concerning charity exist for the sake of those governed by the good of faith, who are meant here by the sons of Jokshan. But matters of doctrine concerning faith exist for the sake of those governed by the truth of faith, who are meant by the sons of Midian.

[3] Sheba and Dedan are those who constitute the first category, that is, people in the Lord's spiritual kingdom who are governed by the good of faith and with whom matters concerning charity exist. This explains why Sheba and Dedan mean the cognitions of celestial things, or what amounts to the same, those with whom such cognitions exist, that is, with whom matters of doctrine concerning charity exist, for matters of doctrine are cognitions, and that which is celestial with the spiritual man is charity. For Sheba and Dedan mean those cognitions, as has been shown in Volume One, in 117, 1168, 1171, 1172, though there they are the great-grandsons of Ham, and are called the sons of Raamah. It should be realized however that Ham, like Japheth and Shem also, never was an actual person, but that those who belonged to the Church after the Flood called Noah were distinguished as regards goods and truths into three groups, and these groups were referred to by those names, 736, 1062, 1065, 1140, 1141, 1162, and in various other places. Nevertheless there were nations which were so called, but these were descended from different individuals, as is evident here from Sheba and Dedan who were descended from Jokshan, Abraham's son by Keturah.

[4] As regards 'Sheba' meaning those with whom cognitions of celestial things exist - thus those governed by the good of faith - this is clear from the places introduced in 117, 1171. 'Dedan' has a similar meaning, as is clear from the texts quoted in 1172, as well as from the following: In Isaiah,

The prophecy concerning Arabia. 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. Isaiah 21:13-15.

'Spending the night in the forest in Arabia' stands for being made desolate as regards good. For 'Arabia' means those with whom celestial things exist, that is, the goods of faith, so that 'spending the night there in the forest' is when goods exist no longer, and therefore means desolation, which is also described by 'fleeing before the swords, before the drawn sword'. Celestial things, that is, the goods of faith - or what amount to the same, the works of charity - which are theirs, are meant by 'bringing water to the thirsty, and with bread meeting the fugitive'.

[5] In Jeremiah,

I took the cup from Jehovah's hand and made all the nations to whom Jehovah sent me drink it - Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, and its kings and its princes, to turn them into a desolation; Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people; all the kings of Tyre and all the kings of Sidon; Dedan and Tema, and Buz, and all who have cut the corners [of their hair] all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media, and all the kings of the north. Jeremiah 25:17-19, 22-23, 25-26.

This also refers to the desolation of the spiritual Church, different elements of which Church are mentioned in order and are meant by Jerusalem, the cities of Judah, Egypt, Tyre, Sidon, Dedan, Tema, Buz, Zimri, Elam, and Media.

[6] In Ezekiel,

Sheba and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, and all its young lions will say to you, Have you come to seize the spoil? Have you assembled your company to carry off plunder, to carry away silver and gold, and to take cattle and possessions, and seize great spoil? Ezekiel 38:13.

This refers to Gog who means external worship separated from internal, which is idolatrous, 1151. 'Sheba and Dedan' stands for the internal aspects of worship, namely the goods of faith, 'Tarshish' for corresponding external worship. The silver, gold, cattle, possessions, and spoil which Gog - or external worship separated from the internal - wishes to 'carry away' are the cognitions of good and truth, which those who are meant by Sheba and Dedan fight for and defend, and who are on that account called 'young lions'. In the proper sense 'Sheba' is those with whom cognitions of good exist, 'Dedan' those with whom cognitions of truth derived from good are present.

  
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