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1 A potom pođe narod od Asirota, i stadoše u pustinji Faranskoj.

2 I Gospod reče Mojsiju govoreći:

3 Pošlji ljude da uhode zemlju hanansku, koju ću dati sinovima Izrailjevim; po jednog čoveka od svakog plemena otaca njihovih pošljite, sve glavare između njih.

4 I posla ih Mojsije iz pustinje Faranske po zapovesti Gospodnjoj; i svi ljudi behu glavari sinova Izrailjevih.

5 A ovo su im imena: od plemena Ruvimovog Samuilo sin Zahurov;

6 Od plemena Simeunovog Safat sin Surin;

7 Od plemena Judinog Halev sin Jefonijin;

8 Od plemena Isaharovog Igal sin Josifov;

9 Od plemena Jefremovog Avsije sin Navin;

10 Od plemena Venijaminovog Faltije sin Rafujev;

11 Od plemena Zavulonovog Gudilo sin Sudin;

12 Od plemena Josifovog, od plemena Manasijinog Gadije sin Susin;

13 Od plemena Danovog Amilo sin Gamalin.

14 Od plemena Asirovog Satur sin Mihailov;

15 Od plemena Neftalimovog Navija sin Savin;

16 Od plemena Gadovog Gudilo sin Mahilov.

17 To su imena ljudima koje posla Mojsije da uhode zemlju. I nazva Mojsije Avsija sina Navinog Isus.

18 I šaljući ih Mojsije da uhode zemlju hanansku reče im: idite ovuda na jug, pa iziđite na goru;

19 I vidite zemlju kakva je i kakav narod živi u njoj, je li jak ili slab, je li mali ili velik;

20 I kakva je zemlja u kojoj živi, je li dobra ili rđava; i kakva su mesta u kojima živi, eda li pod šatorima ili u tvrdim gradovima;

21 I kakva je sama zemlja, je li rodna ili nerodna, ima li u njoj drveta ili nema; budite slobodni, i uzmite roda one zemlje. A tada beše vreme prvom grožđu.

22 I otišavši uhodiše zemlju od pustinje sinske do Reova kako se ide u Emat.

23 I otidoše na jug, i dođoše do Hevrona, gde behu Ahiman i Sesije i Teliman, sinovi Enakovi. A Hevron beše sazidan na sedam godina pre Soana misirskog.

24 Potom dođoše do potoka Eshola, i onde odsekoše lozu s grozdom jednim, i ponesoše ga dvojica na moci; tako i šipaka i smokava.

25 I prozva se ono mesto potok Eshol od grozda, koji onde odsekoše sinovi Izrailjevi.

26 I posle četrdeset dana vratiše se iz zemlje koju uhodiše.

27 I vrativši se dođoše k Mojsiju i Aronu i ka svemu zboru sinova Izrailjevih u pustinju Faransku, u Kadis; i pripovediše njima i svemu zboru stvar, i pokazaše im rod one zemlje.

28 I pripovedajući im rekoše: Idosmo u zemlju u koju si nas poslao; doista teče u njoj mleko i med, i evo roda njenog.

29 Ali je jak narod koji živi u onoj zemlji, i gradovi su im tvrdi i vrlo veliki; a videsmo onde i sinove Enakove.

30 Amalik živi na južnoj strani; a Heteji i Jevuseji i Amoreji žive u planini, a Hananeji žive na moru i na Jordanu.

31 A Halev utišavaše narod pred Mojsijem; i govoraše: hajde da idemo da je uzmemo, jer je možemo pokoriti.

32 Ali drugi ljudi koji idoše s njim govorahu: Ne možemo ići na onaj narod, jer je jači od nas.

33 I prosuše zao glas o zemlji koju uhodiše među sinovima Izrailjevim govoreći: Zemlja koju prođosmo i uhodismo zemlja je koja proždire svoje stanovnike, i sav narod koji videsmo u njoj jesu ljudi vrlo veliki.

34 Videsmo onde i divove, sinove Enakove, roda divovskog, i činjaše nam se da smo prema njima kao skakavci, takvi se i njima činjasmo.

   

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2909. 'In Kiriath Arba, which is Hebron in the land of Canaan' means within the Church. This becomes clear from the meaning of 'Kiriath Arba' as the Church as regards truth, and from the meaning of 'Hebron in the land of Canaan' as the Church as regards good. In the Word, especially the prophetical part, whenever truth is the subject, good also is included, on account of the heavenly marriage that exists in every detail of the Word, see 683, 793, 801, 2173, 2516, 2712. Here therefore when Kiriath Arba is mentioned, so also is 'Hebron in the land of Canaan'. The land of Canaan is the Lord's kingdom, 1413, 1437, 1607, and locations in that land were in varying ways representative, 1585, 1866.

[2] As regards 'Kiriath Arba, which is Hebron', this was a region where Abraham, Isaac and Jacob dwelt. Abraham's dwelling there is evident from what has gone before,

Abraham came and dwelt in [the oak-groves of] Mamre, which are in Hebron. Genesis 13:18.

And Isaac and Jacob's dwelling there too is evident from what comes further on, Jacob came to Isaac his father in Mamre, to Kiriath Arba, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned. Genesis 35:27.

Joseph was sent by Jacob his father to his brothers, from the Valley of Hebron. Genesis 37:14.

From the representation dealt with already of those three personages it is clear that 'Kiriath Arba, which is Hebron' represented the Church before Jerusalem did so.

[3] In the course of time every Church deteriorates until it ceases to possess any faith or charity at all, at which point it is destroyed. This too was represented by 'Kiriath Arba, which is Hebron', that is to say, when this place was occupied by the Anakim, by whom dreadful false persuasions were meant, 581, 1673, regarding which occupation by the Anakim, see Numbers 13:21-22; Joshua 11:21; 14:15; 15:13-14; Judges 1:10. As regards the end or close of the Church and its destruction, this was represented by Joshua's utterly destroying everything in that place, Joshua 10:36-37; 11:21, and by Judah and Caleb's smiting the Anakim, Judges 1:10; Joshua 14:13-15; 15:13-14. The establishment again of a new Church was represented by the allotment of its fields and villages to Caleb as his inheritance, Joshua 21:12. The city itself however became a city of refuge, Joshua 20:7; 21:13, and a city for priests, for the sons of Aaron, Joshua 21:10-11, within the inheritance of Judah, Joshua 15:54.

[4] From this it is evident that Hebron represented the Lord's spiritual Church in the land of Canaan. For the same reason also David was ordered by Jehovah's command to go to Hebron and was there anointed king over the house of Judah; and after he had reigned there for seven years and six months he went to Jerusalem and took possession of Zion, see 2 Samuel 2:1-11; 5:5; 1 Kings 2:11, at which point the Lord's spiritual Church now began to be represented by Jerusalem, and His celestial Church by Zion.

  
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