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1 ἔρχομαι-VB--AAPNSM δέ-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM ἀποἀγγέλλω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--DSM *φαραώ-N---DSM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NPM ἀδελφός-N2--NPM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NPN κτῆνος-N3E-NPN καί-C ὁ- A--NPM βοῦς-N3--NPM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C πᾶς-A3--NPN ὁ- A--NPN αὐτός- D--GPM ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *χανααν-N---GS καί-C ἰδού-I εἰμί-V9--PAI3P ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *γεσεμ-N----S

2 ἀπό-P δέ-X ὁ- A--GPM ἀδελφός-N2--GPM αὐτός- D--GSM παραλαμβάνω-VBI-AAI3S πέντε-M ἀνήρ-N3--APM καί-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM ἐναντίον-P *φαραώ-N---GSM

3 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *φαραώ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DPM ἀδελφός-N2--DPM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM τίς- I--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ἔργον-N2N-NSN σύ- P--GP ὁ- A--NPM δέ-X εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--DSM *φαραώ-N---DSM ποιμήν-N3--NPM πρόβατον-N2N-GPN ὁ- A--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM σύ- P--GS καί-C ἐγώ- P--NP καί-C ὁ- A--NPM πατήρ-N3--NPM ἐγώ- P--GP

4 εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--DSM *φαραώ-N---DSM παραοἰκέω-V2--PAN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ἥκω-V1--PAI1P οὐ-D γάρ-X εἰμί-V9--PAI3S νομή-N1--NSF ὁ- A--DPN κτῆνος-N3E-DPN ὁ- A--GPM παῖς-N3D-GPM σύ- P--GS ἐνἰσχύω-VAI-AAI3S γάρ-X ὁ- A--NSM λιμός-N2--NSM ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *χανααν-N----S νῦν-D οὖν-X καταοἰκέω-VF--FAI1P ὁ- A--NPM παῖς-N3D-NPM σύ- P--GS ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *γεσεμ-N----S

5 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *φαραώ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSM *ιωσφη-N---DSM καταοἰκέω-VA--AAD3P ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *γεσεμ-N----S εἰ-C δέ-X ἐπίσταμαι-V6--PMI2S ὅτι-C εἰμί-V9--PAI3P ἐν-P αὐτός- D--DPM ἀνήρ-N3--NPM δυνατός-A1--NPM καταἵστημι-VA--AAD2S αὐτός- D--APM ἄρχων-N3--APM ὁ- A--GPN ἐμός-A1--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P δέ-X εἰς-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--ASF πρός-P *ιωσηφ-N---ASM *ἰακώβ-N---NSM καί-C ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S *φαραώ-N---NSM βασιλεύς-N3V-NSM *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *φαραώ-N---NSM πρός-P *ιωσηφ-N---ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNSM ὁ- A--NSM πατήρ-N3--NSM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NPM ἀδελφός-N2--NPM σύ- P--GS ἥκω-V1--PAI3P πρός-P σύ- P--AS

6 ἰδού-I ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF βελτίων-A1--DSFS γῆ-N1--DSF καταοἰκίζω-VA--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASM πατήρ-N3--ASM σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--APM ἀδελφός-N2--APM σύ- P--GS

7 εἰςἄγω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM *ἰακώβ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM πατήρ-N3--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM ἐναντίον-P *φαραώ-N---GSM καί-C εὐλογέω-VA--AAI3S *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASM *φαραώ-N---ASM

8 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *φαραώ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSM *ἰακώβ-N---DSM πόσος-A1A-NPN ἔτος-N3E-NPN ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF ὁ- A--GSF ζωή-N1--GSF σύ- P--GS

9 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSM *φαραώ-N---DSM ὁ- A--NPF ἡμέρα-N1A-NPF ὁ- A--GPN ἔτος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GSF ζωή-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS ὅς- --APF παραοἰκέω-V2--PAI1S ἑκατόν-M τριάκοντα-M ἔτος-N3E-NPN μικρός-A1A-NPF καί-C πονηρός-A1A-NPF γίγνομαι-VX--XAI3P ὁ- A--NPF ἡμέρα-N1A-NPF ὁ- A--GPN ἔτος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GSF ζωή-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS οὐ-D ἀποἱκνέομαι-VBI-AMI3P εἰς-P ὁ- A--APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF ὁ- A--GPN ἔτος-N3E-GPN ὁ- A--GSF ζωή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GPM πατήρ-N3--GPM ἐγώ- P--GS ὅς- --APF ἡμέρα-N1A-APF παραοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3P

10 καί-C εὐλογέω-VA--AAPNSM *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASM *φαραώ-N---ASM ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSM

11 καί-C καταοἰκίζω-VAI-AAI3S *ιωσηφ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASM πατήρ-N3--ASM καί-C ὁ- A--APM ἀδελφός-N2--APM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM κατάσχεσις-N3I-ASF ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF βελτίων-A1--DSFS γῆ-N1--DSF ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *ραμεσση-N----SF καθά-D προςτάσσω-VAI-AAI3S *φαραώ-N---NSM

12 καί-C σιτομετρέω-V2I-IAI3S *ιωσηφ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSM πατήρ-N3--DSM καί-C ὁ- A--DPM ἀδελφός-N2--DPM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--DSM ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM σῖτος-N2--ASM κατά-P σῶμα-N3M-ASN

13 σῖτος-N2--NSM δέ-X οὐ-D εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ἐν-P πᾶς-A1S-DSF ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ἐνἰσχύω-VAI-AAI3S γάρ-X ὁ- A--NSM λιμός-N2--NSM σφόδρα-D ἐκλείπω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF *χανααν-N----S ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM λιμός-N2--GSM

14 συνἄγω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM πᾶς-A3--ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--ASN εὑρίσκω-VC--APPASN ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF καί-C ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *χανααν-N----S ὁ- A--GSM σῖτος-N2--GSM ὅς- --GSM ἀγοράζω-V1I-IAI3P καί-C σιτομετρέω-V2I-IAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM καί-C εἰςφέρω-VAI-AAI3S *ιωσηφ-N---NSM πᾶς-A3--ASN ὁ- A--ASN ἀργύριον-N2N-ASN εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM οἶκος-N2--ASM *φαραώ-N---GSM

15 καί-C ἐκλείπω-VBI-AAI3S πᾶς-A3--NSN ὁ- A--NSN ἀργύριον-N2N-NSN ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF καί-C ἐκ-P γῆ-N1--GSF *χανααν-N---GS ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P δέ-X πᾶς-A3--NPM ὁ- A--NPM *αἰγύπτιος-N2--NPM πρός-P *ιωσηφ-N---ASM λέγω-V1--PAPNPM δίδωμι-VO--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--DP ἄρτος-N2--APM καί-C ἵνα-C τίς- I--ASN ἀποθνήσκω-V1--PAI1P ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS ἐκλείπω-VX--XAI3S γάρ-X ὁ- A--NSN ἀργύριον-N2N-NSN ἐγώ- P--GP

16 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DPM *ιωσηφ-N---NSM φέρω-V1--PAD2P ὁ- A--APN κτῆνος-N3E-APN σύ- P--GP καί-C δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S σύ- P--DP ἄρτος-N2--APM ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN σύ- P--GP εἰ-C ἐκλείπω-VX--XAI3S ὁ- A--NSN ἀργύριον-N2N-NSN

17 ἄγω-VBI-AAI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--APN κτῆνος-N3E-APN πρός-P *ιωσηφ-N---ASM καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM *ιωσηφ-N---NSM ἄρτος-N2--APM ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GPM ἵππος-N2--GPM καί-C ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GPN πρόβατον-N2N-GPN καί-C ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GPM βοῦς-N3--GPM καί-C ἀντί-P ὁ- A--GPM ὄνος-N2--GPM καί-C ἐκτρέφω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APM ἐν-P ἄρτος-N2--DPM ἀντί-P πᾶς-A3--GPN ὁ- A--GPN κτῆνος-N3E-GPN αὐτός- D--GPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--DSM ἐκεῖνος- D--DSM

18 ἐκἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSN ἔτος-N3E-NSN ἐκεῖνος- D--NSN καί-C ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3P πρός-P αὐτός- D--ASM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἔτος-N3E-DSN ὁ- A--DSN δεύτερος-A1A-DSN καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--DSM μήποτε-D ἐκτρίβω-VD--APS1P ἀπό-P ὁ- A--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP εἰ-C γάρ-X ἐκλείπω-VX--XAI3S ὁ- A--NSN ἀργύριον-N2N-NSN καί-C ὁ- A--NPN ὑποἄρχω-V1--PAPNPN καί-C ὁ- A--NPN κτῆνος-N3E-NPN πρός-P σύ- P--AS ὁ- A--ASM κύριος-N2--ASM καί-C οὐ-D ὑπολείπω-V1--PPI3S ἐγώ- P--DP ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP ἀλλά-C ἤ-C ὁ- A--NSN ἴδιος-A1A-NSN σῶμα-N3M-NSN καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GP

19 ἵνα-C οὖν-X μή-D ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS1P ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ἐρημόω-VC--APS3S κτάομαι-VA--AMD2S ἐγώ- P--AP καί-C ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ἐγώ- P--GP ἀντί-P ἄρτος-N2--GPM καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI1P ἐγώ- P--NP καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF ἐγώ- P--GP παῖς-N3D-NPM *φαραώ-N---GSM δίδωμι-VO--AAD2S σπέρμα-N3M-ASN ἵνα-C σπείρω-VA--AAS1P καί-C ζάω-V3--PAI1P καί-C μή-D ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAS1P καί-C ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF οὐ-D ἐρημόω-VC--FPI3S

20 καί-C κτάομαι-VAI-AMI3S *ιωσηφ-N---NSM πᾶς-A1S-ASF ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὁ- A--GPM *αἰγύπτιος-N2--GPM ὁ- A--DSM *φαραώ-N---DSM ἀποδίδωμι-VOI-AMI3P γάρ-X ὁ- A--NPM *αἰγύπτιος-N2--NPM ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--DSM *φαραώ-N---DSM ἐπικρατέω-VAI-AAI3S γάρ-X αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--NSM λιμός-N2--NSM καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ὁ- A--NSF γῆ-N1--NSF *φαραώ-N---DSM

21 καί-C ὁ- A--ASM λαός-N2--ASM καταδουλόω-VAI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DSM εἰς-P παῖς-N3D-APM ἀπό-P ἄκρος-A1A-GPN ὅριον-N2N-GPN *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GPN ἄκρος-A1A-GPN

22 χωρίς-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GPM ἱερεύς-N3V-GPM μόνον-D οὐ-D κτάομαι-VAI-AMI3S οὗτος- D--ASF *ιωσηφ-N---NSM ἐν-P δόσις-N3I-DSF γάρ-X δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S δόμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DPM ἱερεύς-N3V-DPM *φαραώ-N---GSM καί-C ἐσθίω-V1I-IAI3P ὁ- A--ASF δόσις-N3I-ASF ὅς- --ASF δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DPM *φαραώ-N---NSM διά-P οὗτος- D--ASN οὐ-D ἀποδίδωμι-VOI-AMI3P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GPM

23 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM *αἰγύπτιος-N2--DPM ἰδού-I κτάομαι-VM--XMI1S σύ- P--AP καί-C ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF σύ- P--GP σήμερον-D ὁ- A--DSM *φαραώ-N---DSM λαμβάνω-VB--AAD2P ἑαυτοῦ- D--DPM σπέρμα-N3M-ASN καί-C σπείρω-VA--AAD2P ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF

24 καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NPN γένημα-N3M-NPN αὐτός- D--GSF δίδωμι-VF--FAI2P ὁ- A--ASN πέμπτος-A1--ASN μέρος-N3E-ASN ὁ- A--DSM *φαραώ-N---DSM ὁ- A--NPN δέ-X τέσσαρες-A3--NPN μέρος-N3E-NPN εἰμί-VF--FMI3S σύ- P--DP αὐτός- D--DPM εἰς-P σπέρμα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF καί-C εἰς-P βρῶσις-N3I-ASF σύ- P--DP καί-C πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPM οἶκος-N2--DPM σύ- P--GP

25 καί-C εἶπον-VAI-AAI3P σώζω-VX--XAI2S ἐγώ- P--AP εὑρίσκω-VB--AAI1P χάρις-N3--ASF ἐναντίον-P ὁ- A--GSM κύριος-N2--GSM ἐγώ- P--GP καί-C εἰμί-VF--FMI1P παῖς-N3D-NPM *φαραώ-N---GSM

26 καί-C τίθημι-VEI-AMI3S αὐτός- D--DPM *ιωσηφ-N---NSM εἰς-P πρόσταγμα-N3M-ASN ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSF ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF οὗτος- D--GSF ἐπί-P γῆ-N1--ASF *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF ὁ- A--DSM *φαραώ-N---DSM ἀποπεμπτόω-V4--PAPNSM χωρίς-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GPM ἱερεύς-N3V-GPM μόνον-D οὐ-D εἰμί-V9--IAI3S ὁ- A--DSM *φαραώ-N---DSM

27 καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--DSF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSF γῆ-N1--GSF *γεσεμ-N----S καί-C κληρονομέω-VAI-AAI3P ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--GSF καί-C αὐξάνω-VCI-API3P καί-C πληθύνω-VCI-API3P σφόδρα-D

28 ἐπιζάω-VAI-AAI3S δέ-X *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *αἴγυπτος-N2--DSF δέκα-M ἑπτά-M ἔτος-N3E-APN γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--NPF ἡμέρα-N1A-NPF *ἰακώβ-N---GSM ἐνιαυτός-N2--GPM ὁ- A--GSF ζωή-N1--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM ἑκατόν-M τεσσαράκοντα-M ἑπτά-M ἔτος-N3E-APN

29 ἐγγίζω-VAI-AAI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--NPF ἡμέρα-N1A-NPF *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSN ἀποθνήσκω-VB--AAN καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASM υἱός-N2--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM *ιωσηφ-N---ASM καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM εἰ-C εὑρίσκω-VX--XAI1S χάρις-N3--ASF ἐναντίον-P σύ- P--GS ὑποτίθημι-VE--AAD2S ὁ- A--ASF χείρ-N3--ASF σύ- P--GS ὑπό-P ὁ- A--ASM μηρός-N2--ASM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C ποιέω-VF--FAI2S ἐπί-P ἐγώ- P--AS ἐλεημοσύνη-N1--ASF καί-C ἀλήθεια-N1A-ASF ὁ- A--GSN μή-D ἐγώ- P--AS θάπτω-VA--AAN ἐν-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--DSF

30 ἀλλά-C κοιμάω-VC--FPI1S μετά-P ὁ- A--GPM πατήρ-N3--GPM ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C αἴρω-VF2-FAI2S ἐγώ- P--AS ἐκ-P *αἴγυπτος-N2--GSF καί-C θάπτω-VF--FAI2S ἐγώ- P--AS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM τάφος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GPM ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--NS ποιέω-VA--AAS1S κατά-P ὁ- A--ASN ῥῆμα-N3M-ASN σύ- P--GS

31 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X ὄμνυμι-VA--AAD2S ἐγώ- P--DS καί-C ὄμνυμι-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM καί-C προςκυνέω-VAI-AAI3S *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--ASN ἄκρος-A1A-ASN ὁ- A--GSF ῥάβδος-N2--GSF αὐτός- D--GSM

   

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2916. Give me a possession of a sepulcher with you. That this signifies that they can be regenerated, is evident from the signification of a “sepulcher,” which in the internal sense of the Word signifies life or heaven, and in the opposite sense death or hell. That it signifies life or heaven, is because the angels, who are in the internal sense of the Word, have no idea of a sepulcher because they have none of death; and therefore instead of a sepulcher they perceive nothing else than continuation of life, and thus resurrection-for man rises again as to his spirit, and is buried as to his body (see n. 1854). And because “burial” signifies resurrection, it also signifies regeneration, for regeneration is man’s first resurrection, as he then dies in respect to the former man, and rises again as to the new. By regeneration a man from being dead becomes alive; hence comes the signification of a “sepulcher” in the internal sense. That the idea of regeneration occurs to the angels when the idea of a sepulcher is presented is plain also from what was said above about little children (n. 2299).

[2] That in the opposite sense a “sepulcher” signifies death or hell is because the evil do not rise again into life; and therefore when the evil are treated of and a sepulcher is mentioned, no other idea then occurs to the angels than that of hell; this is the reason why hell in the Word is also called a “sepulcher.”

[3] That a “sepulcher” signifies resurrection, and also regeneration is plain in Ezekiel:

Therefore prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovih, Behold I will open your sepulchers, and cause you to come up out of your sepulchers, O My people; and I will bring you to the ground of Israel. And ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have opened your sepulchers, and caused you to come up out of your sepulchers, O My people; and shall put My spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you on your own ground (Ezekiel 37:12-14); where the Prophet treats of the bones that were made to live, and in the internal sense of regeneration. That he treats of regeneration is plainly evident, for it is said, “when I shall put My spirit in you and ye shall live, and I shall place you on your own ground.” “Sepulchers” here denote the former man and his evils and falsities, to “open,” and to “come up out of” which is to be regenerated. Thus the idea of a sepulcher perishes and is as it were put off, when the idea of regeneration or of the new life comes in.

[4] That the sepulchers were opened, and many bodies of the saints that were sleeping arose and went forth out of their sepulchers after the Lord’s resurrection, and entered into the holy city, and appeared unto many (Matthew 27:52-53), involves what is similar, namely resurrection because of the Lord’s resurrection, and in a more interior sense every resurrection. That the Lord raised Lazarus from the dead (John 11:1 and the following verses) also involves the raising up of a new church from the Gentiles; for all the miracles wrought by the Lord, because they were Divine, involved states of His church. The signification also is similar where it is said that the man who was cast into the sepulcher of Elisha, when he touched his bones, revived (2 Kings 13:20-21); for by Elisha was represented the Lord.

[5] As “burial” signified resurrection in general, and every resurrection, therefore the ancients were very solicitous about their burials and the places where they should be buried-as Abraham, that he should be buried in Hebron in the land of Canaan; also Isaac and Jacob, with their wives (Genesis 47:29-31; 49:30-32); and Joseph, that his bones should be carried from Egypt into the land of Canaan (Genesis 50:25; Exodus 13:19; Josh. 24:32); David, and the kings who came after him, that they should be buried in Zion (1 Kings 2:10; 11:43; 14:31; 15:8, 24; 22:50; 2 Kings 8:24; 12:21; 14:20; 15:7, 38; 16:20). The reason of this was that the land of Canaan and Zion represented and signified the Lord’s kingdom, and burial represented and signified resurrection; but that the place effects nothing in regard to resurrection must be evident to everyone.

[6] That “burial” signifies resurrection to life is also plain from other representatives as that there should be no wailing for the wicked, and that they should not be buried but cast out (Jeremiah 8:2; 14:16; 16:4, 6; 20:6; 22:19; 25:33; 2 Kings 9:10; Revelation 11:9); and that wicked persons who had been buried should be cast forth from their sepulchers (Jeremiah 8:1-2; 2 Kings 23:16-18). In the opposite sense however, a “sepulcher” signifies death or hell (see Isaiah 14:19-21; Ezekiel 32:21-23, 25, 27; Psalms 88:5-6, 11-12; Numbers 19:16, 18-19).

  
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