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Genesis 10

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1 Tito jsou pak rodové synů Noé, Sema, Chama a Jáfeta, jimž se tito synové zrodili po potopě.

2 Synové Jáfetovi: Gomer a Magog, a Madai, a Javan, a Tubal, a Mešech, a Tiras.

3 Synové pak Gomerovi: Ascenez, Rifat, a Togorma.

4 Synové pak Javanovi: Elisa a Tarsis, Cetim a Dodanim.

5 Od těch rozděleni jsou ostrovové národů po krajinách jejich, každý podlé jazyku svého, vedlé čeledi své, v národech svých.

6 Synové pak Chamovi: Chus a Mizraim a Put a Kanán.

7 A synové Chusovi: Sába, Evila, a Sabata, a Regma, a Sabatacha. Synové pak Regmovi: Sába a Dedan.

8 Zplodil také Chus Nimroda; onť jest počal býti mocným na zemi.

9 To byl silný lovec před Hospodinem; protož se říká: Jako Nimrod silný lovec před Hospodinem.

10 Počátek pak jeho království byl Babylon a Erech, Achad a Chalne, v zemi Sinear.

11 Z země té vyšel do Assur, kdežto vystavěl Ninive, a Rohobot město, a Chále,

12 A Rezen mezi Ninive a mezi Chále; toť jest město veliké.

13 Mizraim pak zplodil Ludim a Anamim, a Laabim, a Neftuim,

14 A Fetruzim, a Chasluim, (odkudž pošli Filistinští) a Kafturim.

15 Kanán pak zplodil Sidona prvorozeného svého, a Het,

16 A Jebuzea, a Amorea, a Gergezea,

17 A Hevea, a Aracea, a Sinea,

18 A Aradia, a Samarea, a Amatea; a potom odtud rozprostřely se čeledi Kananejských.

19 A bylo pomezí Kananejských od Sidonu, když jdeš k Gerar až do Gázy; a odtud když jdeš k Sodomě a Gomoře, a Adama a Seboim až do Lázy.

20 Ti jsou synové Chamovi po čeledech svých, vedlé jazyků svých, po krajinách svých, v národech svých.

21 Semovi také, otci všech synů Heber, bratru Jáfeta staršího zrozeni jsou synové.

22 A tito jsou synové Semovi: Elam, a Assur, a Arfaxad, a Lud, a Aram.

23 Synové pak Aramovi: Hus, a Hul, a Geter, a Mas.

24 Potom Arfaxad zplodil Sále; a Sále zplodil Hebera.

25 Heberovi také narodili se dva synové; jméno jednoho Peleg, proto že za dnů jeho rozdělena byla země, a jméno bratra jeho Jektan.

26 Jektan pak zplodil Elmodada, a Salefa, a Azarmota, a Járe,

27 A Adoráma, a Uzala, a Dikla,

28 A Obale, a Abimahele, a Sebai,

29 A Ofira, a Evila, a Jobaba; všickni ti jsou synové Jektanovi.

30 A bylo bydlení jejich od Mesa, když jdeš k Sefar hoře na východ slunce.

31 Tiť jsou synové Semovi po čeledech svých, vedlé jazyků svých, po krajinách svých, v národech svých.

32 Ty jsou čeledi synů Noé po rodech svých, v národech svých; a od těch rozdělili se národové na zemi po potopě.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1188

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1188. 'Nineveh' means falsities contained in those teachings, as do 'Rehoboth and Calah' though falsities from a different source. This is clear from the meaning of 'Nineveh' in the Word, dealt with below. Falsities of this kind arise from three sources. The first source is the illusions of the senses - when the understanding, being in obscurity, is unenlightened - and also ignorance. This is the source of the falsity meant by 'Nineveh'. The second source is the same, but with some predominating desire present, for innovation or pre-eminence. This is the source of the falsities meant by Rehoboth. And the third is that of the will, and so of evil desires. In this case people are unwilling to acknowledge anything as true except that which is favorable to evil desires. This is the source of the falsities called Calah. All of these falsities arise through Asshur, or reasonings concerning the truths and goods of faith.

[2] That 'Nineveh' means falsities arising from the illusions of the senses when the understanding, being in obscurity, is unenlightened, and also from ignorance, is clear in the case of Jonah, who was sent to Nineveh, a city that was pardoned because they were such. It is clear also from the facts recorded in the Book of Jonah regarding Nineveh, which will in the Lord's Divine mercy be discussed elsewhere. Though the details there are historical they are nevertheless prophetical, embodying and representing such arcana, in the way every other historical part of the Word does.

[3] Similarly in Isaiah, when the king of Asshur is referred to as remaining in Nineveh, and, when he bowed down in the house of Nisroch his god, is referred to as slain by his sons with a sword, Isaiah 37:37-38. Although these details are historical they are nevertheless prophetical, embodying and representing arcana of a like nature. 'Nineveh' in this case means external worship that has falsities within it which, being idolatrous, 'is slain by his sons with a sword', 'sons' meaning falsities, as shown already. 'A sword' is the punishment of falsity, as everywhere else in the Word. In Zephaniah also,

Jehovah will stretch out His hand over the north, and will destroy Asshur, and He will make Nineveh a desolation, a dry waste like a desert. Flocks will lie down in the midst of her, every wild beast of that nation. The spoonbill also and the duck will lodge in its pomegranates. 1 A voice will sing in the window, vastation will be on the threshold, for her cedar has been laid bare. Zephaniah 2:13-14.

This describes Nineveh, though in the prophetical style, and falsity itself meant by 'Nineveh'. Because that falsity is worshipped it is called 'the north, a wild beast of the nation, the spoonbill and the duck in pomegranates' and is expressed as 'a voice singing in the window and a cedar laid bare', which is intellectual truth. Every one of these expressions is used to mean such falsity.

Footnotes:

1. The original Hebrew word is thought to describe capitals shaped like pomegranates.

  
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