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创世记 23

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1 撒拉享寿一二十岁,这是撒拉一生的岁数。

2 撒拉迦南的基列亚巴,就是希伯仑。亚伯拉罕为他哀恸哭号。

3 後来亚伯拉罕人面前起来,对赫人

4 我在你们中间是外人,是寄居的。求你们在这里我一块地,我好埋葬我的人,使他不在我眼前。

5 赫人回答亚伯拉罕

6 。你在我们中间是一位尊大的王子,只管在我们最好的坟地里埋葬你的我们没有一不容你在他的坟地里埋葬你的

7 亚伯拉罕起来,向那的赫人下拜,

8 对他们:你们若有意叫我埋葬我的人,使他不在我眼前,就请我的话,为我求琐辖的儿子以弗仑

9 把田头上那麦比拉洞我;他可以按着足价卖我,作我在你们中间的坟地。

10 当时以弗仑在赫人中间。於是,赫人以弗仑在城出入的赫人面前对亚伯拉罕说:

11 不然,我。我送你这块田,连田间的洞也送你,在我同族的人面前都你,可以埋葬你的人。

12 亚伯拉罕就在那的人民面前下拜,

13 在他们面前对以弗仑:你若应允,请我的话。我要把田价你,求你收下,我就在那里埋葬我的人。

14 以弗仑回答亚伯拉罕

15 。值舍客勒子的一块田,在你我中间还算甚麽呢?只管埋葬你的人罢!

16 亚伯拉罕从了以弗仑,照着他在赫人面前所说的话,把买卖通用的子平了舍客勒以弗仑

17 於是,麦比拉、幔利前、以弗仑的那块田和其中的洞,并田间四围的树木

18 都定准归与亚伯拉罕,乃是他在赫人面前并城出入的人面前买妥的。

19 亚伯拉罕把他妻子撒拉埋葬在迦南幔利前的麦比拉田间的洞里。〈幔利就是希伯仑〉。

20 从此,那块田和田间的洞就藉着赫人定准归与亚伯拉罕作坟地。

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2839

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2839. 'On the mountain Jehovah will see [to it]' means charity by means of which provision was made by the Lord for them, that is, for those who are spiritual, to be saved. This is clear from the meaning of 'the mountain' as love and charity, dealt with in 795, 796, 1430. The expression 'Jehovah will see [to it]' is the Lord's Providence, or provision made by the Lord, as has been stated just above in 2837. Here charity is referred to, not love, on account of the difference that exists between charity and love, dealt with in 2023. As regards spiritual people being saved by means of charity, not by means of faith separated from charity, this is clear from many places in the Word. The situation with regard to charity and to faith is this: Charity devoid of faith is not genuine charity, and faith devoid of charity is not faith. For charity to be real, faith must be present; and for faith to be real, charity must be present. The absolute essential however is charity, for that seed which is faith cannot be implanted in any other ground. From their being joined together through each reaching out and responding to the other, the heavenly marriage, that is, the Lord's kingdom, has its being. Unless faith exists implanted in charity it is merely knowledge, for it does not go beyond the memory, there being no affection in the heart to receive it. But when implanted in charity, that is, in life, faith becomes intelligence and wisdom. Charity devoid of faith, like that existing with young children and with gentiles who are upright, is simply the ground in which faith is implanted, if not in this life then in the next life, see 802, 2280, 2289-2309, 2417, 2589-2604.

  
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