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1 Mosebok 23

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1 Saras alder blev hundre og syv og tyve år; det var Saras leveår.

2 Og Sara døde i Kirjat-Arba, det er Hebron, i Kana'ans land; og Abraham kom for å holde sørgehøitid og gråte over Sara.

3 Derefter stod Abraham op og gikk bort fra sin døde hustru, og han talte til Hets barn og sa:

4 Jeg er en fremmed og utlending hos eder; la mig få et gravsted til eiendom hos eder, så jeg kan føre min døde hustru bort og begrave henne!

5 Da svarte Hets barn Abraham og sa til ham:

6 Høross, herre! Du er en Guds høvding iblandt oss; begrav din døde i den beste av våre graver! Ingen av oss skal nekte dig sin grav til å begrave henne i.

7 Da stod Abraham op og bøide sig for landets folk, for Hets barn,

8 og han talte med dem og sa: Dersom I samtykker i at jeg fører min døde bort og begraver henne, så hør på mig og legg et godt ord inn for mig hos Efron, Sohars sønn,

9 at han lar mig få Makpela-hulen, som tilhører ham og ligger i utkanten av hans mark. Han skal få full betaling for den hvis han vil selge mig den, her midt iblandt eder, til eiendoms-gravsted.

10 Men Efron satt midt iblandt Hets barn; og Efron, hetitten, svarte AbrahamHets barn hørte på det, alle de som hørte hjemme i hans by, og sa:

11 Nei, herre! Hør på mig: Jeg gir dig marken, og hulen som er på den, gir jeg dig også; for mine landsmenns øine gir jeg dig den: begrav din døde der!

12 Da bøide Abraham sig for landets folk,

13 og han talte til Efron så landets folk hørte på det, og sa: Bare du nu vilde høre på mig! Jeg betaler dig det marken er verd; ta imot det av mig og la mig få begrave min døde der!

14 Da svarte Efron Abraham og sa til ham:

15 Herre, hør på mig! Et jordstykke som er verd fire hundre sekel sølv, hvad har det å si mellem mig og dig? Begrav du din døde!

16 Og Abraham skjønte hvad Efron mente, og Abraham veide op til Efron det sølv som han hadde talt om i påhør av Hets barn, fire hundre sekel sølv, slike som var gangbare i handel.

17 Og Efrons mark i Makpela, som ligger østenfor Mamre, både marken og hulen som er på den, og alle trærne som fantes på marken, så langt den rakk rundt omkring, blev tilskjøtet

18 Abraham som eiendom, så Hets barn så på det, alle de som hørte hjemme i hans by.

19 Derefter begravde Abraham Sara, sin hustru, i hulen på Makpelamarken østenfor Mamre, det er Hebron, i Kana'ans land.

20 Og marken og hulen på den gikk fra Hets barn over til Abraham som eiendoms-gravsted.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #4446

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4446. Verses 8-12 And Hamor spoke to them, saying, Shechem my son, his soul longs for your daughter; give her, I beg you, to him for a wife. And intermarry with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to yourselves. And you shall dwell with us, and the land shall be before you; dwell, and carry on trade throughout it, and have possessions in it. And Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, Let me find grace in your eyes, and I will give that which you tell me. Increase the dowry and gift to any size, 1 and I will give whatever you tell me, and give me the young woman for a wife.

'Hamor spoke to them, saying' means the good of the Church among the Ancients. 'Shechem my son' means the truth derived from that good. 'His soul longs for your daughter; give her, I beg you, to him for a wife' means a longing to be joined to this new Church which in outward appearance was similar to the Ancient Church. 'And intermarry with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to yourselves' means the union of goods and truths. 'And you shall dwell with us' means life. 'And the land shall be before you; dwell' means the Church which would be one. 'Carry on trade throughout it, and have possessions in it' means matters of doctrine which, because they are communicated, would accord with one another. 'And Shechem said to her father and to her brothers' means counsel taken by the truth from the ancient Divine stock with the good and truth of this semblance of religion. 'Let me find grace in your eyes, and I will give that which you tell me' means that if they on their part were similar in mind to him on his part. 'Increase the dowry and gift to any size, and I will give whatever you tell me' means that he will accept the things which exist with them and will make those things his own. 'And give me the young woman for a wife' means provided the joining together takes place.

Фусноти:

1. literally, Multiply upon me exceedingly dowry and gift

  
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Arcana Coelestia #607

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607. The character of that Church is described later on, but in order that some notion of it may be gained at this point let a brief description be given here. The Most Ancient Church, as has been stated, was celestial whereas this Ancient Church became spiritual. Whereas the Most Ancient Church possessed perception of good and truth this Church had instead of perception a different kind of dictate, which may be called conscience.

[2] Something as yet unknown to the world and perhaps hard to believe is that the member of the Most Ancient Church possessed internal breathing, but no external breathing except that which was soundless. Consequently people spoke not so much by means of vocal utterances, as they did in later times and as they do nowadays, but like angels, by means of ideas. They were able to express ideas by means of countless alterations in their facial expressions and in their looks, and especially by means of alterations of the lips where there are innumerable threads of muscular fibres which are all knotted up nowadays but which had freedom of movement in those times. They were in this way able to present, mean, and represent inside a minute things which nowadays take an hour by the use of articulated sounds or utterance. And they did so far more fully and more clearly to the comprehension and understanding of those present than can possibly be done with words or sentences. This is perhaps hard to believe but is nevertheless the truth. There are also many others who do not originate from this earth who spoke and still do so today in this manner. These in the Lord's Divine mercy will be dealt with later on.

[3] I have been given to know also the nature of that internal breathing and how in course of time it was changed. And because their manner of breathing resembled that of angels who breathe in that kind of way, profound ideas constituted their thought, and they were able to have perception, such as defies description. Consequently if such a description were attempted it would not be comprehended nor therefore believed either. Among their descendants however that internal breathing gradually passed away, and with those who were obsessed with dreadful persuasions and delusions it became such that they were incapable any longer of presenting any idea comprising thought except the very grotesque. The outcome of this was their inability to survive, and so all of them were wiped out.

  
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