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ИисусНавин 18

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1 Все общество сынов Израилевых собралось в Силом, и поставили тамскинию собрания, ибо земля была покорена ими.

2 Из сынов же Израилевых оставалось семь колен, которые еще не получили удела своего.

3 И сказал Иисус сынам Израилевым: долго ли вы будете нерадеть о том, чтобы пойти и взять в наследиеземлю, которую дал вам Господь Бог отцов ваших?

4 дайте от себя по три человека из колена; я пошлю их, и они встав пройдут по земле и опишут ее, как надобно разделить им на уделы, и придут ко мне;

5 пусть разделят ее на семь уделов; Иуда пусть остается в пределесвоем на юге, а дом Иосифов пусть остается в пределе своем на севере;

6 а вы распишите землю на семь уделов и представьте мне сюда: я брошу вам жребий здесь пред лицем Господа Бога нашего;

7 а левитам нет части между вами, ибо священство Господне есть удел их; Гад же, Рувим и половина колена Манассиина получили удел свой за Иорданом к востоку, который дал им Моисей, раб Господень.

8 Эти люди встали и пошли. Иисус же пошедшим описывать землю дал такое приказание: пойдите, обойдите землю, опишите ее и возвратитесь ко мне; а я здесь брошу вам жребий пред лицем Господним, в Силоме.

9 Они пошли, прошли по земле, и описали ее, по городам ее, на семь уделов, в книге, и пришли к Иисусу в стан, в Силом.

10 Иисус бросил им жребий в Силоме пред Господом, и разделил там Иисус землю сынам Израилевым по участкам их.

11 Первый жребий вышел колену сынов Вениаминовых, по племенам их. Предел их по жребию шел между сынами Иуды и между сынами Иосифа;

12 предел их на северной стороне начинается у Иордана, и проходит предел сей подле Иерихона с севера, и восходит на гору к западу, и оканчивается в пустынеБефавен;

13 оттуда предел идет к Лузу, к южной стороне Луза, иначе Вефиля,и нисходит предел к Атароф-Адару, к горе, которая на южной стороне Беф-Орона нижнего;

14 потом предел поворачивает и склоняется к морской стороне на юг отгоры, которая на юге пред Беф-Ороном, и оканчивается у Кириаф-Ваала, иначе Кириаф-Иарима, города сынов Иудиных. Это западная сторона.

15 Южною же стороною от Кириаф-Иарима идет предел к морю и доходит до источника вод Нефтоаха;

16 потом предел нисходит к концу горы, которая пред долиною сына Енномова, на долине Рефаимов, к северу, и нисходит долиною Еннома кюжной стороне Иевуса, и идет к Ен-Рогелу;

17 потом поворачивает от севера и идет к Ен-Шемешу, и идет к Гелилофу, который против возвышенности Адуммима, и нисходит к камню Богана, сынаРувимова;

18 потом проходит близ равнины к северу и нисходит на равнину;

19 отсюда проходит предел подле Беф-Хоглы к северу, и оканчивается предел у северного залива моря Соленого, у южного конца Иордана. Вот предел южный. С восточной же стороны пределом служит Иордан.

20 Вот удел сынов Вениаминовых, с пределами его со всех сторон, по племенам их.

21 Города колену сынов Вениаминовых, по племенам их, принадлежали сии: Иерихон, Беф-Хогла и Емек 6010-кециц,

22 Беф-Арава, Цемараим и Вефиль,

23 Аввим, Фара и Офра,

24 Кефар-Аммонай, Афни и Гева: двенадцать городов с их селами.

25 Гаваон, Рама и Бероф,

26 Мицфе, Кефира и Моца,

27 Рекем, Ирфеил и Фарала,

28 Цела, Елеф и Иевус, иначе Иерусалим, Гивеаф и Кириаф: четырнадцать городов с их селами. Вот удел сынов Вениаминовых, по племенам их.

   

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Exploring the Meaning of Joshua 18

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

Joshua 18: The rest of the land is divided up among the 7 remaining tribes, and the tribe of Benjamin receives its lot.

After several chapters covering the allocation of the land for Reuben, Gad, Judah, Ephraim and Manasseh, there were still seven tribes to be provided for. Before this was done, Joshua gathered these seven tribes together and told them to choose three men from each tribe. These men went and surveyed the region, divided up all the land and cities into seven parts, and recorded everything in a book. Then they came back to Joshua, who cast lots to decide where the seven remaining tribes would live.

The first of the seven allocations was for the tribe of Benjamin. Benjamin was the youngest of the sons of Jacob, and he was a full brother to Joseph. Their mother, Rachel, whom Jacob had loved so much, died giving birth to Benjamin.

The city of Jerusalem was first allocated to Benjamin, but in time became more associated with Judah. In fact, these were the two tribes which later made up the kingdom of Judah, as opposed to the ten northern tribes forming the kingdom of Israel. Benjamin’s territory included the cities of Jericho, Ai and Gibeon, all of which had been significant soon after Israel crossed the River Jordan. Saul, the first king of Israel, was a Benjamite.

This story about surveying the land represents our need to know things as they truly are. This could mean many things: for example, exploring the idea of heaven, or hell, or life in this world, or a spiritual teaching such as providence. It might be to learn about justice and compassion, or true freedom. It may be our need to look honestly within ourselves and recognize some of our self-centred ways (see Swedenborg’s work, Arcana Caelestia 1612).

The Israelite’s findings about the land were recorded in a book, which really would have been a scroll. This is like our ‘book of life’, in which everything about us down to the least detail is preserved so that in eternity, we shall know who we are (see Swedenborg’s Apocalypse Explained 199). Joshua drew lots so the Lord’s will would be clear to the people of Israel.

The spiritual meaning of Benjamin needs some careful explanation. Technically, it means ’the spiritual of the celestial’, and this is our ability to understand the reason for the most loving experiences we can have. It is heightened thinking joining with heightened feeling. Benjamin was the youngest son, the special brother of Joseph, who stands for the Lord (Arcana Caelestia 4585).

With this in mind, it is useful to know that Bethlehem, the town where Jesus was born, lay in the territory of Benjamin. Bethlehem’s name means ‘house of bread’ giving us the idea of nourishment for our physical and our spiritual lives. God came into the world to bring us the food of heaven and nourishment from the Word, so that we may fight our evils and choose what is good (Arcana Caelestia 6247, 4594).

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Joshua 18

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1 The whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled themselves together at Shiloh, and set up the Tent of Meeting there. The land was subdued before them.

2 Seven tribes remained among the children of Israel, which had not yet divided their inheritance.

3 Joshua said to the children of Israel, "How long will you neglect to go in to possess the land, which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given you?

4 Appoint for yourselves three men from each tribe. I will send them, and they shall arise, walk through the land, and describe it according to their inheritance; and they shall come to me.

5 They shall divide it into seven portions. Judah shall live in his borders on the south, and the house of Joseph shall live in their borders on the north.

6 You shall survey the land into seven parts, and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh our God.

7 For the Levites have no portion among you; for the priesthood of Yahweh is their inheritance. Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan eastward, which Moses the servant of Yahweh gave them."

8 The men arose and went. Joshua commanded those who went to survey the land, saying, "Go walk through the land, survey it, and come again to me. I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh in Shiloh."

9 The men went and passed through the land, and surveyed it by cities into seven portions in a book. They came to Joshua to the camp at Shiloh.

10 Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before Yahweh. There Joshua divided the land to the children of Israel according to their divisions.

11 The lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families. The border of their lot went out between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph.

12 Their border on the north quarter was from the Jordan. The border went up to the side of Jericho on the north, and went up through the hill country westward. It ended at the wilderness of Beth Aven.

13 The border passed along from there to Luz, to the side of Luz (the same is Bethel), southward. The border went down to Ataroth Addar, by the mountain that lies on the south of Beth Horon the lower.

14 The border extended, and turned around on the west quarter southward, from the mountain that lies before Beth Horon southward; and ended at Kiriath Baal (the same is Kiriath Jearim), a city of the children of Judah. This was the west quarter.

15 The south quarter was from the farthest part of Kiriath Jearim. The border went out westward, and went out to the spring of the waters of Nephtoah.

16 The border went down to the farthest part of the mountain that lies before the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is in the valley of Rephaim northward. It went down to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Jebusite southward, and went down to En Rogel.

17 It extended northward, went out at En Shemesh, and went out to Geliloth, which is over against the ascent of Adummim. It went down to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben.

18 It passed along to the side over against the Arabah northward, and went down to the Arabah.

19 The border passed along to the side of Beth Hoglah northward; and the border ended at the north bay of the Salt Sea, at the south end of the Jordan. This was the south border.

20 The Jordan was its border on the east quarter. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the borders around it, according to their families.

21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, Beth Hoglah, Emek Keziz,

22 Beth Arabah, Zemaraim, Bethel,

23 Avvim, Parah, Ophrah,

24 Chephar Ammoni, Ophni, and Geba; twelve cities with their villages.

25 Gibeon, Ramah, Beeroth,

26 Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,

27 Rekem, Irpeel, Taralah,

28 Zelah, Eleph, the Jebusite (the same is Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.