Die Bibel

 

Gênesis 14

Lernen

   

1 Aconteceu nos dias de Anrafel, rei de Sinar, Arioque, rei de Elasar, Quedorlaomer, rei de Elão, e Tidal, rei de Goiim,

2 que estes fizeram guerra a Bera, rei de Sodoma, a Birsa, rei de Gomorra, a Sinabe, rei de Admá, a Semeber, rei de Zeboim, e ao rei de Belá (esta é Zoar).

3 Todos estes se ajuntaram no vale de Sidim (que é o Mar Salgado).

4 Doze anos haviam servido a Quedorlaomer, mas ao décimo terceiro ano rebelaram-se.

5 Por isso, ao décimo quarto ano veio Quedorlaomer, e os reis que estavam com ele, e feriram aos refains em Asterote-Carnaim, aos zuzins em Hão, aos emins em Savé-Quiriataim,

6 e aos horeus no seu monte Seir, até El-Parã, que está junto ao deserto.

7 Depois voltaram e vieram a En-Mispate (que é Cades), e feriram toda a terra dos amalequitas, e também dos amorreus, que habitavam em Hazazom-Tamar.

8 Então saíram os reis de Sodoma, de Gomorra, de Admá, de Zeboim e de Belá (esta é Zoar), e ordenaram batalha contra eles no vale de Sidim,

9 contra Quedorlaomer, rei de Elão, Tidal, rei de Goiim, Anrafel, rei de Sinar, e Arioque, rei de Elasar; quatro reis contra cinco.

10 Ora, o vale de Sidim estava cheio de poços de betume; e fugiram os reis de Sodoma e de Gomorra, e caíram ali; e os restantes fugiram para o monte.

11 Tomaram, então, todos os bens de Sodoma e de Gomorra com todo o seu mantimento, e se foram.

12 Tomaram também a Ló, filho do irmão de Abrão, que habitava em Sodoma, e os bens dele, e partiram.

13 Então veio um que escapara, e o contou a Abrão, o hebreu. Ora, este habitava junto dos carvalhos de Manre, o amorreu, irmão de Escol e de Aner; estes eram aliados de Abrão.

14 Ouvindo, pois, Abrão que seu irmão estava preso, levou os seus homens treinados, nascidos em sua casa, em número de trezentos e dezoito, e perseguiu os reis até .

15 Dividiu-se contra eles de noite, ele e os seus servos, e os feriu, perseguindo-os até Hobá, que fica à esquerda de Damasco.

16 Assim tornou a trazer todos os bens, e tornou a trazer também a Ló, seu irmão, e os bens dele, e também as mulheres e o povo.

17 Depois que Abrão voltou de ferir a Quedorlaomer e aos reis que estavam com ele, saiu-lhe ao encontro o rei de Sodoma, no vale de Savé (que é o vale do rei).

18 Ora, Melquisedeque, rei de Salém, trouxe pão e vinho; pois era sacerdote do Deus Altíssimo;

19 e abençoou a Abrão, dizendo: bendito seja Abrão pelo Deus Altíssimo, o Criador dos céus e da terra!

20 E bendito seja o Deus Altíssimo, que entregou os teus inimigos nas tuas mãos! E Abrão deu-lhe o dízimo de tudo.

21 Então o rei de Sodoma disse a Abrão: -me a mim as pessoas; e os bens toma-os para ti.

22 Abrão, porém, respondeu ao rei de Sodoma: Levanto minha mão ao Senhor, o Deus Altíssimo, o Criador dos céus e da terra,

23 jurando que não tomarei coisa alguma de tudo o que é teu, nem um fio, nem uma correia de sapato, para que não digas: Eu enriqueci a Abrão;

24 salvo tão somente o que os mancebos comeram, e a parte que toca aos homens Aner, Escol e Manre, que foram comigo; que estes tomem a sua parte.

   

Aus Swedenborgs Werken

 

Arcana Coelestia #10329

studieren Sie diesen Abschnitt

  
/ 10837  
  

10329. 'See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, belonging to the tribe of Judah' means those in whom the good of love is present, among whom the Church is to be established. This is clear from the meaning of 'calling by name' as choosing such persons, that is to say, ones who are suitable, dealt with below; and from the representation of 'Bezalel' as those in whom the good of love is present. The reason why these are represented here by Bezalel is that he came from the tribe of Judah, and this tribe means those in whom celestial good is present, which is the good of love to the Lord, and in the abstract sense, without reference to persons, it means the good of celestial love. For this meaning of Judah and his tribe, see 3654, 3881, 6363, 6364, 8770. But what Uri and Hur, Bezalel's father and grandfather, represent is clear from the manner in which celestial good is begotten. It is begotten by teachings that present what is true and good on a celestial level. So those teachings are meant by these two men, 'Hur' representing teachings that present the truth, see 9424.

[2] People who keep their minds fixed solely on the literal sense of the Word, which they do more resolutely in the historical sections than in the prophetical parts, may be astonished when they are told that such things are meant by the names of those two men; but people who are acquainted with the essential nature of the Word will not be astonished. For in every detail the Word has a spiritual content. Within the actual names of persons and places that are mentioned in the Word there would be nothing spiritual if they did not serve to mean things of the Church and of heaven; for those things are spiritual. From this it follows that the two names used here likewise mean spiritual things.

Names in the Word serve to mean spiritual things or realities, see 1224, 1264, 1888, 4442, 5095, 5225, 6516.

Names do not pass into heaven, only the realities meant by them, 1876, 10216, 10282.

[3] The reason why 'calling by name' in the spiritual sense means choosing such persons as are suitable is that the word 'name' considered without reference to an actual person means the essential nature of something, as becomes clear from places in the Word in which 'name' occurs.

'Name' means the essential nature of something, see 144, 145, 1754, 1896, 2009, 2724, 3004-3011, 3421, 6674, 6887, 8274, 8882, 9310.

The verb 'call' without the noun 'name' has a similar meaning, 3421, 3659, while 'calling by name' means choosing, 8773.

[4] Two men are named here who were called by Jehovah to carry out the work that Moses was commanded on Mount Sinai - Bezalel from the tribe of Judah, and Aholiab from the tribe of Dan. 'Bezalel' means those in whom the good of celestial love is present, 'Aholiab' those in whom the good and truth of faith exist. Those in whom the good of celestial love is present are in the inmost part of heaven and the Church, whereas those in whom the good and truth of faith exist are in the last and lowest part of them. Thus these two men mean all persons in their entirety among whom the Church may be established; for the first and the last, or the inmost and the outermost, mean all persons or all things. For the subject in what immediately follows is the Church that is to be established; and this is why these two, by whom are meant all among whom the Church could be established, are mentioned by name. For the meaning of the first and the last as all persons and all things, see 10044; and for that of Aholiab from the tribe of Dan as those in whom the good of faith exists, and so who are in the last and lowest part of heaven or the Church, see in what follows below.

From all this it now evident that 'I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, belonging to the tribe of Judah' means those in whom the good of love is present, among whom the Church is to be established.

  
/ 10837  
  

Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.