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1 Αναβλεψας δε ο Ιακωβ ειδε· και ιδου, ο Ησαυ ηρχετο, και μετ' αυτου τετρακοσιοι ανδρες· και εμοιρασεν ο Ιακωβ τα παιδια εις την Λειαν και εις την Ραχηλ και εις τας δυο θεραπαινας.

2 Και τας μεν θεραπαινας και τα τεκνα αυτων εβαλεν εμπροσθεν, την δε Λειαν και τα τεκνα αυτης, κατοπιν, και την Ραχηλ και τον Ιωσηφ, τελευταιους.

3 Αυτος δε επερασεν εμπροσθεν αυτων και προσεκυνησεν εως εδαφους επτακις, εως να πλησιαση εις τον αδελφον αυτου.

4 Και εδραμεν ο Ησαυ εις συναντησιν αυτου και ενηγκαλισθη αυτον και επεσεν επι τον τραχηλον αυτου και κατεφιλησεν αυτον· και εκλαυσαν.

5 Και αναβλεψας ειδε τας γυναικας και τα παιδια· και ειπε, Τι σου ειναι ουτοι; Ο δε ειπε τα παιδια, τα οποια εχαρισεν ο Θεος εις τον δουλον σου.

6 Τοτε επλησιασαν αι θεραπαιναι, αυται και τα τεκνα αυτων, και προσεκυνησαν·

7 παρομοιως επλησιασαν και η Λεια και τα τεκνα αυτης, και προσεκυνησαν· και μετα ταυτα επλησιασαν ο Ιωσηφ και η Ραχηλ και προσεκυνησαν.

8 Και ειπε, Προς τι απαν το στρατοπεδον σου τουτο, το οποιον απηντησα; Ο δε ειπε, δια να ευρω χαριν εμπροσθεν του κυριου μου.

9 Και ειπεν ο Ησαυ, Εχω πολλα, αδελφε μου· εχε συ τα ιδικα σου.

10 Και ειπεν ο Ιακωβ, Ουχι, παρακαλω· εαν ευρηκα χαριν εμπροσθεν σου, δεξαι το δωρον μου εκ των χειρων μου· διοτι δια τουτο ειδον το προσωπον σου, ως εαν εβλεπον προσωπον Θεου, και συ ευηρεστηθης εις εμε·

11 δεξαι, παρακαλω, τας ευλογιας μου, τας προσφερομενας προς σε· διοτι με ηλεησεν ο Θεος και εχω τα παντα. Και εβιασεν αυτον και εδεχθη.

12 Και ειπεν, Ας σηκωθωμεν και ας υπαγωμεν, και εγω θελω προπορευεσθαι εμπροσθεν σου.

13 Και ειπε προς αυτον ο Ιακωβ, Ο κυριος μου εξευρει οτι τα παιδια ειναι τρυφερα, και εχω μετ' εμου εγκυμονουντα προβατα και βοας· και εαν βιασωσιν αυτα μιαν μονην ημεραν, απαν το ποιμνιον θελει αποθανει.

14 Ας περαση, παρακαλω, ο κυριος μου εμπροσθεν του δουλου αυτου· και εγω θελω ακολουθει βραδεως, κατα το βαδισμα των κτηνων των εμπροσθεν μου, και κατα το βαδισμα των παιδαριων, εωσου φθασω προς τον κυριον μου εις Σηειρ.

15 Και ειπεν ο Ησαυ, Ας αφησω λοιπον μετα σου μερος εκ του λαου, του μετ' εμου. Ο δε ειπε, Δια τι τουτο; αρκει οτι ευρηκα χαριν εμπροσθεν του κυριου μου.

16 Επεστρεψε λοιπον ο Ησαυ την ημεραν εκεινην εις την οδον αυτου εις Σηειρ.

17 Και απηλθεν ο Ιακωβ εις Σοκχωθ, και ωκοδομησεν εις εαυτον οικιαν, και δια τα κτηνη αυτου εκαμε σκηνας· δια τουτο εκαλεσε το ονομα του τοπου Σοκχωθ.

18 Και αφου επεστρεψεν ο Ιακωβ απο Παδαν-αραμ, ηλθεν εις Σαλημ, πολιν Συχεμ, την εν τη γη Χανααν· και κατεσκηνωσεν εμπροσθεν της πολεως.

19 Και ηγορασε την μεριδα του αγρου, οπου εστησε την σκηνην αυτου, παρα των υιων του Εμμωρ, πατρος του Συχεμ, δι' εκατον αργυρια.

20 Και εστησεν εκει θυσιαστηριον, και εκαλεσεν αυτο Ελ-ελωε-Ισραηλ.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2643

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2643. 'Who would have said to Abraham, Sarah will suckle sons?' means that by His own power the Lord implanted the Human within the Divine. This is clear from the representation of 'Abraham' and also of 'Sarah', and from the meaning of 'suckling', and of 'sons'. It has been shown already that 'Abraham' represents Divine Good and 'Sarah' Divine Truth. 'Milk' means that which is spiritual from a celestial origin, that is, truth deriving from good, see 2184, so that 'suckling' means implanting that truth; And 'sons' means truths, here truths that exist in the Rational, as is clear from the meaning of 'sons', 489-491, 533. The reason why in the internal sense the words under consideration mean that the Lord by His own power implanted the Human within the Divine is that Divine Truth is one and the same as the Divine Human, and when in reference to this it is said 'to suckle sons for Abraham' the meaning is that He implanted the Human within the Divine; and as it was the Human He implanted, He did so by His own power. But scarcely any clearer and more intelligible explanation of these matters is possible. To say more would obscure still further what is meant; for these are Divine matters, which can be presented to angels alone by means of celestial and spiritual things. If presented to men in some more exalted manner those matters would fall into the material and bodily ideas which men possess.

[2] What is more, it should be recognized that it is the nature of the Lord's Divine Rational when it was first born that is being described by these words, 'God has made laughter for me; everyone that hears will laugh for me; and she said, Who would have said to Abraham, Sarah will suckle sons?' For this was in keeping with an ancient custom that when an infant was born it was given a name which served to mean the state; and at the same time a description of that state was added, as when Cain was born to Eve and Adam, Genesis 4:1, and when Seth was born to the same, Genesis 4:25; and as when Noah was born to Lamech, Genesis 5:29, Esau and Jacob to Isaac, Genesis 25:25-26, the twelve sons to Jacob, Genesis 29:32-35; 30:6, 8, 11, 13, 18, 20, 24; 35:18, Perez and Zerah to Tamar, Genesis 38:29-30, Manasseh and Ephraim to Joseph, Genesis 41:51-52, and Gershom and Eliezer to Moses, Exodus 2:22; 18:4. What all these represent, and what they mean in the internal sense, was embodied in the descriptions added to the names that were given. The same is the case here with what Isaac represents and means. What this name embodies is evident to some small extent from this brief explanation that has been given, but deeper arcana are nevertheless concealed there since they are Divine matters, which no sentences or phrases can be formed to express.

  
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