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1 Και οτε ητο ο Αβραμ ενενηκοντα εννεα ετων, εφανη ο Κυριος εις τον Αβραμ και ειπε προς αυτον, Εγω ειμαι Θεος ο Παντοκρατωρ· περιπατει ενωπιον μου, και εσο τελειος.

2 Και θελω στησει την διαθηκην μου αναμεσον εμου και σου· και θελω σε πληθυνει σφοδρα σφοδρα.

3 Και επεσεν ο Αβραμ επι προσωπον αυτου· και ελαλησε προς αυτον ο Θεος, λεγων,

4 Εγω, ιδου, η διαθηκη μου ειναι προς σε· και θελεις γεινει πατηρ πληθους εθνων·

5 και δεν θελει καλεισθαι πλεον το ονομα σου Αβραμ, αλλα το ονομα σου θελει εισθαι Αβρααμ· διοτι πατερα πληθους εθνων σε κατεστησα·

6 και θελω σε αυξησει σφοδρα σφοδρα, και θελω σε καταστησει εις εθνη, και βασιλεις θελουσιν εξελθει εκ σου·

7 και θελω στησει την διαθηκην μου αναμεσον εμου και σου, και του σπερματος σου μετα σε εις τας γενεας αυτων, εις διαθηκην αιωνιον, δια να ημαι Θεος εις σε και εις το σπερμα σου μετα σε·

8 και θελω δωσει εις σε, και εις το σπερμα σου μετα σε, την γην της παροικιας σου, πασαν την γην Χανααν, εις κατασχεσιν αιωνιον· και θελω εισθαι ο Θεος αυτων.

9 Και ειπεν ο Θεος προς τον Αβρααμ, συ δε την διαθηκην μου θελεις φυλαξει, συ και το σπερμα σου μετα σε εις τας γενεας αυτων.

10 Αυτη ειναι η διαθηκη μου την οποιαν θελετε φυλαξει, αναμεσον εμου και υμων και του σπερματος σου μετα σε· παν αρσεν υμων θελει περιτεμνεσθαι.

11 Και θελετε περιτεμνει την σαρκα της ακροβυστιας υμων, και θελει εισθαι εις σημειον της διαθηκης μεταξυ εμου και υμων·

12 και παιδιον οκτω ημερων θελει περιτεμνεσθαι μεταξυ σας, παν αρσεν εις τας γενεας υμων ο γεγεννημενος εν τη οικια, και ο αργυρωνητος εκ παντος ξενου, οστις δεν ειναι εκ του σπερματος σου·

13 θελει εξαπαντος περιτεμνεσθαι ο γεγεννημενος εν τη οικια σου, και ο αργυρωνητος σου· και θελει εισθαι η διαθηκη μου επι της σαρκος υμων εις διαθηκην αιωνιον·

14 και το απεριτμητον αρσεν, του οποιου δεν ηθελε περιτμηθη η σαρξ της ακροβυστιας αυτου, η ψυχη εκεινη θελει εξολοθρευθη εκ μεσου του λαου αυτης· την διαθηκην μου παρεβη.

15 Και ειπεν ο Θεος προς τον Αβρααμ, Σαραν την γυναικα σου, δεν θελεις καλεσει πλεον το ονομα αυτης Σαραν, αλλα Σαρρα θελει εισθαι το ονομα αυτης.

16 Και θελω ευλογησει αυτην, και θελω προσετι δωσει εις σε υιον εξ αυτης· και θελω ευλογησει αυτην, και θελει γεινει μητηρ εθνων· βασιλεις λαων θελουσιν εξελθει εξ αυτης.

17 Και επεσεν ο Αβρααμ επι προσωπον αυτου και εγελασε, και ειπεν εν τη καρδια αυτου, Εις ανθρωπον εκατονταετη θελει γεννηθη τεκνον; και η Σαρρα, γυνη ενενηκοντα ετων, θελει γεννησει;

18 Και ειπεν ο Αβρααμ προς τον Θεον, Ειθε ο Ισμαηλ να ζηση ενωπιον σου

19 Και ειπεν ο Θεος, Ναι η γυνη σου Σαρρα θελει γεννησει υιον εις σε, και θελεις καλεσει το ονομα αυτου Ισαακ· και θελω στησει την διαθηκην μου προς αυτον εις διαθηκην αιωνιον, και προς το σπερμα αυτου μετ' αυτον·

20 περι δε του Ισμαηλ σου εισηκουσα· Ιδου, ευλογησα αυτον, και θελω αυξησει αυτον, και θελω πληθυνει αυτον σφοδρα σφοδρα· δωδεκα αρχοντας θελει γεννησει, και θελω καμει αυτον εθνος μεγα·

21 αλλα την διαθηκην μου θελω στησει προς τον Ισαακ, τον οποιον θελει γεννησει η Σαρρα εις σε το ερχομενον ετος, εν τω αυτω τουτω καιρω.

22 Αφου δε ετελειωσε να λαλη μετ' αυτου, ανεβη ο Θεος απο του Αβρααμ.

23 Και ελαβεν ο Αβρααμ Ισμαηλ τον υιον αυτου, και παντας τους γεγεννημενους εν τη οικια αυτου, και παντας τους αργυρωνητους αυτου, παν αρσεν των ανθρωπων της οικιας του Αβρααμ, και περιετεμε την σαρκα της ακροβυστιας αυτων την αυτην εκεινην ημεραν, καθως ειπε προς αυτον ο Θεος.

24 Ο δε Αβρααμ ητο ενενηκοντα εννεα ετων, οτε περιετμηθη την σαρκα της ακροβυστιας αυτου.

25 Ισμαηλ δε ο υιος αυτου ητο δεκατριων ετων, οτε περιετμηθη την σαρκα της ακροβυστιας αυτου.

26 την αυτην εκεινην ημεραν περιετμηθη ο Αβρααμ, και Ισμαηλ ο υιος αυτου·

27 και παντες οι ανθρωποι της οικιας αυτου, οι γεγεννημενοι εν τη οικια, και οι εξ αλλογενων αργυρωνητοι περιετμηθησαν μετ' αυτου.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2048

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2048. That 'he who is born in the houses means celestial people, and 'he who is the purchase of silver' spiritual people, and so those who are inside the Church, is clear from the meaning of 'him born in the house' as those inside the house. In the Word 'a house' means that which is celestial because this is inmost. Consequently 'the house of God' means in the universal sense the Lord's kingdom, in a less universal sense the Church, and in a particular sense the individual himself in whom the Lord's kingdom or Church exists. When a person is called 'a house' it means the celestial side of faith with him, but when he is called 'a temple' it means the truth of faith with him. So 'he who is born in the house' here means celestial people. That 'the purchase of silver' or one bought with silver means spiritual people however is clear from the meaning of 'silver' as truth, and so the spiritual side of faith, dealt with in Volume One, in 1551.

[2] The expression celestial is used of those who are governed by love to the Lord, and because the Most Ancient Church which existed before the Flood was governed by that love it was a celestial Church. The expression spiritual is used of those who are governed by love towards the neighbour and so by the truth of faith. This was the character of the Ancient Church that existed after the Flood. The difference between celestial people and spiritual has been dealt with many times in Volume One. Anyone may see that there are heavenly arcana here, that is to say, in the requirement to circumcise those born in the house and those bought with silver, also sons who were foreigners, and in the fact that those persons are mentioned repeatedly, for example, in verses 13, 23, 27, that follow. These arcana are not apparent however except from the internal sense, that is to say, that those born in the house and those bought with silver mean celestial people and spiritual, and so those inside the Church - while 'the son who is a foreigner and not of your seed' means those outside the Church.

  
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1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram, and said to him, "I am God Almighty. Walk before me, and be blameless.

2 I will make my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly."

3 Abram fell on his face. God talked with him, saying,

4 "As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

5 Neither will your name any more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you. Kings will come out of you.

7 I will establish my covenant between me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your seed after you.

8 I will give to you, and to your seed after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their God."

9 God said to Abraham, "As for you, you will keep my covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations.

10 This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your seed after you. Every male among you shall be circumcised.

11 You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin. It will be a token of the covenant between me and you.

12 He who is eight days old will be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money from any foreigner who is not of your seed.

13 He who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your money, must be circumcised. My covenant will be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

14 The uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people. He has broken my covenant."

15 God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah.

16 I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she will be a mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her."

17 Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, "Will a child be born to him who is one hundred years old? Will Sarah, who is ninety years old, give birth?"

18 Abraham said to God, "Oh that Ishmael might live before you!"

19 God said, "No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

21 But my covenant I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year."

22 When he finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.

23 Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money; every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him.

24 Abraham was ninety-nine years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

25 Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

26 In the same day both Abraham and Ishmael, his son, were circumcised.

27 All the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him.