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1 Και εκινησεν εκειθεν ο Αβρααμ εις την γην την προς μεσημβριαν, και κατωκησε μεταξυ Καδης και Σουρ· και παρωκησεν εν Γεραροις.

2 Και ειπεν ο Αβρααμ περι Σαρρας της γυναικος αυτου, Αδελφη μου ειναι. Εστειλε δε Αβιμελεχ ο βασιλευς των Γεραρων, και ελαβε την Σαρραν.

3 Και ηλθεν ο Θεος προς τον Αβιμελεχ κατ' οναρ την νυκτα, και ειπε προς αυτον, Ιδου, συ αποθνησκεις εξ αιτιας της γυναικος, την οποιαν ελαβες· διοτι ειναι νενυμφευμενη με ανδρα.

4 Ο δε Αβιμελεχ δεν ειχε πλησιασει εις αυτην· και ειπε, Κυριε, ηθελες φονευσει εθνος ετι και δικαιον;

5 δεν μοι ειπεν αυτος, Αδελφη μου ειναι; και αυτη παλιν, αυτη ειπεν, Αδελφος μου ειναι. Εν ευθυτητι της καρδιας μου και εν καθαροτητι των χειρων μου επραξα τουτο.

6 Ειπε δε προς αυτον ο Θεος κατ' οναρ, Και εγω εγνωρισα οτι εν ευθυτητι της καρδιας σου επραξας τουτο· οθεν και εγω σε εμποδισα απο του να αμαρτησης εις εμε· δια τουτο δεν σε αφηκα να εγγισης αυτην·

7 τωρα λοιπον αποδος την γυναικα προς τον ανθρωπον, διοτι ειναι προφητης· και θελει προσευχηθη υπερ σου και θελεις ζησει· αλλ' εαν δεν αποδωσης αυτην, εξευρε οτι εξαπαντος θελεις αποθανει, συ και παντα οσα εχεις.

8 Σηκωθεις δε ο Αβιμελεχ ενωρις το πρωι, εκαλεσε παντας τους δουλους αυτου, και ελαλησε παντας τους λογους τουτους εις επηκοον αυτων· και εφοβηθησαν οι ανθρωποι σφοδρα.

9 Και εκαλεσεν ο Αβιμελεχ τον Αβρααμ και ειπε προς αυτον, Τι επραξας εις ημας; και τι αμαρτημα επραξα εις σε, ωστε επεφερες επ' εμε και επι το βασιλειον μου, αμαρτιαν μεγαλην; επραξας εις εμε πραγμα, το οποιον δεν επρεπε να πραχθη.

10 Και ειπεν ο Αβιμελεχ προς τον Αβρααμ, Τι ειδες, ωστε να πραξης το πραγμα τουτο;

11 Και ειπεν ο Αβρααμ, Επειδη εγω ειπον, Βεβαια δεν ειναι φοβος Θεου εν τω τοπω τουτω και θελουσι με φονευσει δια την γυναικα μου·

12 και ομως αληθως αδελφη μου ειναι, θυγατηρ του πατρος μου, αλλ' ουχι θυγατηρ της μητρος μου· και εγεινε γυνη μου.

13 και οτε με εκαμεν ο Θεος να εξελθω εκ του οικου του πατρος μου, ειπον προς αυτην, Ταυτην την χαριν θελεις καμει εις εμε· εις παντα τοπον οπου αν υπαγωμεν, λεγε περι εμου, Ουτος ειναι αδελφος μου.

14 Και ελαβεν ο Αβιμελεχ προβατα και βοας και δουλους και δουλας, και εδωκεν εις τον Αβρααμ, και απεδωκεν εις αυτον Σαρραν την γυναικα αυτου.

15 και ειπεν ο Αβιμελεχ, Ιδου, η γη μου εμπροσθεν σου. κατοικησον οπου σοι αρεσκει.

16 Και προς την Σαρραν ειπεν, Ιδου, εδωκα χιλια αργυρια εις τον αδελφον σου· ιδου, αυτος ειναι εις σε σκεπη των οφθαλμων προς παντας τους μετα σου και προς παντας τους αλλους. Ουτως αυτη επεπληχθη.

17 Προσηυχηθη δε ο Αβρααμ προς τον Θεον· και εθεραπευσεν ο Θεος τον Αβιμελεχ και την γυναικα αυτου και τας θεραπαινας αυτου, και ετεκνοποιησαν.

18 διοτι ο Κυριος ειχε κλεισει διολου πασαν μητραν εν τη οικια του Αβιμελεχ, εξ αιτιας Σαρρας της γυναικος του Αβρααμ.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2540

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2540. That 'in the morning Abimelech rose up early' means a clear perception and confirmatory light flowing from celestial good is clear from the meaning of 'rising in the morning', also of 'Abimelech', as well as of 'early'. What 'the morning' means has been shown in 2333, 2405. From these meanings - and also from the whole train of thought, which is that at first the Lord's perception was obscure, 2513, 2514, and after that less obscure, 2528 - it is evident that here a clear perception is meant. As for 'Abimelech' - that he means the doctrine of faith which has regard to rational things - see above 2509, 2510. And what 'in the early morning' means is evident from the meaning of 'the morning'. Here, since it is said that 'he rose up in the morning - in the early morning', not only a clear perception is meant but also confirmatory light flowing from celestial good; for celestial good is the source from which the confirmatory light of truth is derived. These considerations now show that such things are meant.

[2] The reason why the perception which the Lord had when He was in the Human, and why His thought concerning that which was rational with the doctrine of faith, are dealt with so extensively in the internal sense is that stated above. A further reason is that it is angel-like to think in a distinct manner about the various aspects of the Lord's life in the world, and about how He cast off the human rational and by His own power made it Divine, and at the same time to think about the nature of the doctrine of charity and faith when the rational mixes with it, besides many more things dependent on these, which are interior features of the Church and of man. To anyone whose heart and mind are set on worldly and bodily interests, such matters seem of little importance, and perhaps of no advantage to him; whereas to angels whose hearts and minds are set on celestial and spiritual interests, those same matters are precious. Their ideas and perceptions regarding them are beyond description. From this it is evident that very many matters which to man are of little importance because they are above and beyond his grasp of things are to angels of the highest worth since those matters come within the light of their wisdom; and conversely, the matters of highest worth to man, because they are worldly and so come within his grasp of things, are to angels of little importance since those matters go on away from the light of angels' wisdom. This difference between angels and men with regard to the internal sense of the Word occurs in many places.

  
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