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Genesis 25

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1 At si Abraham ay nagasawa ng iba, at ang pangalan ay Cetura.

2 At naging anak nito sa kaniya si Zimram at si Joksan, at si Medan, at si Midiam, at si Ishbak, at si Sua.

3 At naging anak ni Joksan si Seba at si Dedan. At ang mga anak na lalake ni Dedan, ay si Assurim at si Letusim, at si Leummim.

4 At ang mga anak ni Midian: si Epha at si Epher, at si Enech, at si Abida, at si Eldaa. Lahat ng ito ay mga anak ni Cetura.

5 At ibinigay ni Abraham ang lahat ng kaniyang tinatangkilik kay Isaac.

6 Datapuwa't ang mga anak ng naging mga babae ni Abraham, ay pinagbibigyan ni Abraham ng mga kaloob; at samantalang nabubuhay pa siya ay mga inilayo niya kay Isaac na kaniyang anak sa dakong silanganan sa lupaing silanganan.

7 At ito ang mga araw ng mga taon ng buhay na ikinabuhay ni Abraham, isang daan at pitong pu't limang taon.

8 At nalagot ang hininga ni Abraham at namatay sa mabuting katandaan, matanda at puspos ng mga taon; at nalakip sa kaniyang bayan.

9 At inilibing siya ni Isaac at ni Ismael na kaniyang mga anak sa yungib ng Macpela, sa parang ni Ephron, na anak ni Zohar na Hetheo, na nasa tapat ng Mamre;

10 Sa parang na binili ni Abraham sa mga anak ni Heth: doon inilibing si Abraham at si Sara na kaniyang asawa.

11 At nangyari, pagkamatay ni Abraham, na pinagpala ng Dios si Isaac na kaniyang anak; at si Isaac ay nanahan sa tabi ng Beer-lahai-roi.

12 Ang mga ito nga ang sali't saling lahi ni Ismael, anak ni Abraham, na naging anak kay Abraham ni Agar na taga Egipto, na alila ni Sara:

13 At ito ang mga pangalan ng mga anak ni Ismael, ayon sa kanikaniyang lahi: ang panganay ni Ismael ay si Nabaioth; at si Cedar, at si Adbeel, at si Mibsam,

14 At si Misma, at si Duma, at si Maasa,

15 At si Hadad, at si Tema, si Jetur, si Naphis, at si Cedema:

16 Ito ang mga anak ni Ismael, at ito ang kanikaniyang pangalan, ayon sa kanikaniyang nayon, at ayon sa kanikaniyang hantungan: labing dalawang pangulo ayon sa kanilang bansa.

17 At ito ang mga naging taon ng buhay ni Ismael, isang daan at tatlong pu't pitong taon; at nalagot ang hininga at namatay; at siya'y nalakip sa kaniyang bayan.

18 At nagsisitahan sila mula sa Havila hanggang sa Shur, na natatapat sa Egipto, kung patutungo sa Asiria; siya'y tumahan sa harap ng lahat niyang mga kapatid.

19 At ito ang mga sali't saling lahi ni Isaac, na anak ni Abraham: naging anak ni Abraham si Isaac,

20 At si Isaac ay may apat na pung taon, nang siya'y magasawa kay Rebeca, na anak ni Bethuel na taga Siria sa Padan-aram, kapatid na babae ni Laban na taga Siria.

21 At nanalangin si Isaac sa Panginoon dahil sa kaniyang asawa, sapagka't baog; at nadalanginan niya ang Panginoon, at si Rebeca na kaniyang asawa ay naglihi.

22 At nagbubuno ang mga bata sa loob niya; at kaniyang sinabi, Kung ganito'y bakit nabubuhay pa ako? At siya'y yumaong nagsiyasat sa Panginoon.

23 At sinabi sa kaniya ng Panginoon, Dalawang bansa ay nasa iyong bahay-bata, At dalawang bayan ay papaghihiwalayin mula sa iyong tiyan: At ang isang bayan ay magiging malakas kaysa isang bayan; At ang matanda ay maglilingkod sa bata.

24 At nang matupad ang mga araw ng kaniyang kapanganakan, narito't kambal sa kaniyang bahay-bata.

25 At ang unang lumabas ay mapula na buong katawa'y parang mabalahibong damit; at siya'y pinanganlang Esau.

26 At pagkatapos ay lumabas ang kaniyang kapatid, at ang kaniyang kamay ay nakakapit sa sakong ni Esau; at ipinangalan sa kaniya ay Jacob: at si Isaac ay may anim na pung taon na, nang sila'y ipanganak ni Rebeca.

27 At nagsilaki ang mga bata; at si Esau ay naging maliksi sa pangangaso, lalake sa parang; at si Jacob ay lalaking tahimik, na tumatahan sa mga tolda.

28 Minamahal nga ni Isaac si Esau, sapagka't kumakain ng kaniyang pinangangasuhan: at minamahal ni Rebeca si Jacob.

29 At nagluto si Jacob ng lutuin: at dumating si Esau na galing sa parang, at siya'y nanglalambot:

30 At sinabi ni Esau kay Jacob, Ipinamamanhik ko sa iyo na pakanin mo ako niyaong mapulang lutuin; sapagka't ako'y nanglalambot: kaya't tinawag ang pangalan niya na Edom.

31 At sinabi ni Jacob, Ipagbili mo muna sa akin ang iyong pagkapanganay.

32 At sinabi ni Esau, Narito, ako'y namamatay: at saan ko mapapakinabangan ang pagkapanganay?

33 At sinabi ni Jacob, Isumpa mo muna sa akin; at isinumpa niya sa kaniya: at kaniyang ipinagbili ang kaniyang pagkapanganay kay Jacob.

34 At binigyan ni Jacob si Esau ng tinapay at nilutong lentehas; at siya'y kumain, at uminom, at bumangon at yumaon: gayon niwalang halaga ni Esau ang kaniyang pagkapanganay.

   

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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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