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Postanak 10

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1 Ovo je povijest Noinih sinova: Šema, Hama i Jafeta, kojima su se rodili sinovi poslije Potopa.

2 Sinovi su Jafetovi: Gomer, Magog, Madaj, Javan, Tubal, Mešak, Tiras.

3 A sinovi su Gomerovi: Aškenaz, Rifat i Togarma.

4 Javanovi su opet sinovi: Eliša, Taršiš, Kitijci i Dodanci.

5 Od njih su se razgranali narodi po otocima. To su Jafetovi sinovi prema svojim zemljama - svaki s vlastitim jezikom - prema svojim plemenima i narodima.

6 Sinovi su Hamovi: Kuš i Misrajim, Put i Kanaan.

7 Kuševi su: Seba, Havila, Sabta, Rama i Sabteka. Ramini su: Šeba i Dedan.

8 Od Kuša se rodio Nimrod, koji je postao prvi velmoža na zemlji.

9 Voljom Jahve bio je silan lovac. Zato se veli: "Kao Nimrod, silan lovac voljom Jahve."

10 Glavno uporište njegova kraljevstva bili su: Babilon, Erek, Akad i Kalne, svi u zemlji Šinearu.

11 Iz ove je zemlje došao Ašur. On je podigao Ninivu, Rehobot Ir, Kalah

12 i Resen između Ninive i Kalaha (to je glavni grad).

13 Od Misrajima potekli su Ludijci, Anamijci, Lehabijci, Naftuhijci,

14 pa Patrušani, Kasluhijci i Kaftorci, od kojih su potekli Filistejci.

15 Od Kanaana potječe Sidon, njegov prvenac, i Het.

16 Dalje: Jebusejci, Amorejci, Girgašani,

17 Hivijci, Arkijci, Sinijci,

18 Arvađani, Semarjani i Hamaćani. Poslije se kanaanska plemena razgranaše,

19 tako da se granica Kanaanaca protezala od Sidona prema Geraru sve do Gaze pa prema Sodomi, Gomori, Admi i Sebojimu sve do Leše.

20 To su sinovi Hamovi prema svojim plemenima i jezicima, po svojim zemljama i narodima.

21 A i Šemu - praocu svih sinova Eberovih i starijem bratu Jafetovu - rodili se sinovi.

22 Šemovi su sinovi: Elam, Ašur, Arpakšad, Lud i Aram.

23 A Aramovi su sinovi: Us, Hul, Geter i Maš.

24 Arpakšad rodi Šelaha, Šelah rodi Ebera.

25 Eberu su se rodila dva sina: jednomu bješe ime Peleg, jer se za njegova vijeka zemlja razdijelila. Njegovu je bratu bilo ime Joktan.

26 Od Joktana se rodiše: Almodad, Šelef, Hasarmavet, Jerah,

27 Hadoram, Uzal, Dikla,

28 Obal, Abimael, Šeba,

29 Ofir, Havila i Jobab. Sve su to sinovi Joktanovi.

30 Njihova se naselja protezahu od Meše sve do Sefara, brdovitih krajeva na istoku.

31 To su sinovi Šemovi prema svojim plemenima, jezicima i zemljama, po svojim narodima.

32 To su rodovi Noinih sinova prema svojim lozama i narodima. Od njih su se razgranali narodi po zemlji poslije Potopa.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1200

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1200. That 'Canaan' means external worship that has nothing internal within it has been shown already where Canaan was the subject. The type of external worship which is called 'Canaan' is similar to that of the Jews before the Lord's Coming, and after it as well. They had an external worship, which they also celebrated meticulously, yet they were unaware of what is internal, indeed so unaware of it as to imagine that they lived solely with a body. Of the soul, or faith, or the Lord, or spiritual and celestial life, or life after death, they were totally ignorant. Consequently very many in the Lord's time said that there was no resurrection, as is clear in Matthew 22:23-33; Mark 12:18-27; Luke 20:27-40. When a person is such that he does not believe he will live after death, he also does not believe in the existence of anything internal which is spiritual and celestial. This applies also to people whose lives are sunk in wholly evil desires because they lead merely bodily and worldly lives, especially those who are steeped in filthy avarice. They nevertheless have worship, some going to synagogue, or to church, and taking part in the services, some most meticulously. But because they do not believe in a life after death their worship is inevitably external worship having nothing internal within it, like a shell without a nut, and like a tree on which there is no fruit or even leaves. Such external worship is meant by 'Canaan'. All other types of external worship dealt with above were forms of worship that had internal things within them.

  
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