แหล่งกำเนิด 12:15
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Arcana Coelestia # 1441
1441. That these things are meant by 'Shechem' becomes clear also from the fact that Shechem is so to speak the first stopping-place in the land of Canaan that one comes to when journeying from Syria, or Haran. And since 'the land of Canaan' means the celestial things of love it is clear that 'Shechem' means the first stage in the appearance of celestial things. When Jacob returned from Haran to the land of Canaan he likewise came to Shechem, as becomes clear from the following,
Jacob travelled on to Succoth and built a house for himself, and made shelters 1 for his cattle; therefore he called the name of the place Succoth. And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Paddan-Aram; and he camped before the city. And he set up an altar there. Genesis 33:17-20.
Here also 'Shechem' means the first appearance of light. In David,
God has spoken in His holiness, I will exult, I will divide up Shechem and portion out the valley of Succoth. Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; and Ephraim is the strength of My head, Judah is My lawgiver, Moab is My washbasin, upon Edom I will cast My shoe, over Philistia I will make a loud noise. Psalms 60:6, 8; 108:7, 9.
Here also 'Shechem' has a similar meaning. That names, including Shechem therefore, mean nothing other than real things becomes quite clear from these prophetic utterances of David. Otherwise they would be scarcely more than a heap of names. References to Shechem becoming a city of refuge, Joshua 20:7, and also a priestly city, Joshua 21:21, and a place where the covenant was made, Joshua 24:1, 25, also embody the same.
Poznámky pod čarou:
1. literally, tents
Joshua 21
1
Then the heads of fathers' houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.
2
They spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, "Yahweh commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for our livestock."
3
The children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their suburbs.
4
The lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.
5
The rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.
6
The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
7
The children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.
8
The children of Israel gave these cities with their suburbs by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.
9
They gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:
10
and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
11
They gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (the same is Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its suburbs around it.
12
But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
13
To the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Libnah with its suburbs,
14
Jattir with its suburbs, Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
15
Holon with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,
16
Ain with its suburbs, Juttah with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
17
Out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its suburbs, Geba with its suburbs,
18
Anathoth with its suburbs, and Almon with its suburbs; four cities.
19
All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
20
The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
21
They gave them Shechem with its suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer with its suburbs,
22
Kibzaim with its suburbs, and Beth Horon with its suburbs; four cities.
23
Out of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its suburbs, Gibbethon with its suburbs,
24
Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath Rimmon with its suburbs; four cities.
25
Out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon with its suburbs; two cities.
26
All the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their suburbs.
27
They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Be Eshterah with its suburbs; two cities.
28
Out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,
29
Jarmuth with its suburbs, En Gannim with its suburbs; four cities.
30
Out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,
31
Helkath with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; four cities.
32
Out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, Hammothdor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.
33
All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
34
To the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its suburbs, Kartah with its suburbs,
35
Dimnah with its suburbs, and Nahalal with its suburbs; four cities.
36
Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, Jahaz with its suburbs,
37
Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs; four cities.
38
Out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,
39
Heshbon with its suburbs, Jazer with its suburbs; four cities in all.
40
All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.
41
All the cities of the Levites in the midst of the possession of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their suburbs.
42
Each of these cities included their suburbs around them. It was this way with all these cities.
43
So Yahweh gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.
44
Yahweh gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Yahweh delivered all their enemies into their hand.
45
Nothing failed of any good thing which Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.
