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Ոլիբամայի՝ Սեբեգոնի որդի Անայի դստեր եւ Եսաւի կնոջ որդիներն են Յէուսը, Եգղոմն ու Կորխը:
Ծննդոց 36:14
Arcana Coelestia #3228
3228. CHAPTER 25
The subject in this chapter is the sons of Abraham by Keturah, and then also the sons of Ishmael, who are mentioned by name. After that Isaac and Rebekah are referred to - that is, the birth of Esau and Jacob to them; and finally a description is given of how Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for lentil pottage. Anyone may see that these details are such as do indeed serve to present that period in the history of the Church, but that they are of little use where spiritual life is concerned, for the sake of which the Word exists. What value is it to anyone if he knows who the sons were that were born to Abraham by Keturah, and who that were born to Ishmael; and also if he knows that Esau, when exhausted from hunting, desired the lentil pottage, and that Jacob by being crafty in that situation acquired the birthright in exchange for that pottage? Similarly with the next chapter. What value is it to anyone if he knows that Abimelech's herdsmen disputed with Isaac's over the wells which they had dug, in almost the same way as they had done previously with Abraham's herdsmen in Chapter 21? In addition some places include mere lists of names, as in Chapter 36, where the descendants of Esau are listed. And the same is true with every other chapter. As historical narratives they contain so little of the Divine that you cannot possibly refer to them as that Word which is Divinely inspired as to every word and even to every jot - that is, the Word which was sent down from the Lord by way of heaven to the one who wrote those things. For what has been sent down from the Lord is Divine in every single part. Thus, being the exploits of men, the historical descriptions are not Divine, except by virtue of the things which are contained deeply concealed within those descriptions, every single one of which has regard to the Lord and His kingdom. In embodying such things within them the historical narratives of the Word are quite different from and superior to all other historical writings in all the world.
Genesis 25
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Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.
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She bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
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Jokshan became the father of Sheba, and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
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The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
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Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac,
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but to the sons of Abraham's concubines, Abraham gave gifts. He sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, to the east country.
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These are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived: one hundred seventy-five years.
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Abraham gave up the spirit, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
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Isaac and Ishmael, his sons, buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron, the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre,
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the field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth. Abraham was buried there with Sarah, his wife.
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It happened after the death of Abraham that God blessed Isaac, his son. Isaac lived by Beer Lahai Roi.
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Now this is the history of the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bore to Abraham.
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These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to the order of their birth: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
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Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
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These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments: twelve princes, according to their nations.
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These are the years of the life of Ishmael: one hundred thirty-seven years. He gave up the spirit and died, and was gathered to his people.
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They lived from Havilah to Shur that is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He lived opposite all his relatives.
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This is the history of the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son. Abraham became the father of Isaac.
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Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Paddan Aram, the sister of Laban the Syrian, to be his wife.
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Isaac entreated Yahweh for his wife, because she was barren. Yahweh was entreated by him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
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The children struggled together within her. She said, "If it be so, why do I live?" She went to inquire of Yahweh.
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Yahweh said to her, "Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger."
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When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
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The first came out red all over, like a hairy garment. They named him Esau.
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After that, his brother came out, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel. He was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when she bore them.
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The boys grew. Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field. Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.
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Now Isaac loved Esau, because he ate his venison. Rebekah loved Jacob.
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Jacob boiled stew. Esau came in from the field, and he was famished.
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Esau said to Jacob, "Please feed me with that same red stew, for I am famished." Therefore his name was called Edom.
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Jacob said, "First, sell me your birthright."
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Esau said, "Behold, I am about to die. What good is the birthright to me?"
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Jacob said, "Swear to me first." He swore to him. He sold his birthright to Jacob.
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Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. So Esau despised his birthright.
