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Genesis 36

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1 Dit nu zijn de geboorten van Ezau, welke is Edom.

2 Ezau nam zijn vrouwen uit de dochteren van Kanaan, Ada, de dochter van Elon, de Hethiet, en Aholibama, de dochter van Ana, de dochter van Zibeon, de Heviet;

3 En Basmath, de dochter van Ismael, zuster van Nebajoth.

4 Ada nu baarde aan Ezau Elifaz, en Basmath baarde Rehuel.

5 En Aholibama baarde Jehus, en Jaelam, en Korah. Dit zijn de zonen van Ezau, die hem geboren zijn in het land Kanaan.

6 Ezau nu had genomen zijn vrouwen, en zijn zonen, en zijn dochters, en al de zielen zijns huizes, en zijn vee, en al zijn beesten, en al zijn bezitting, die hij in het land Kanaan geworven had, en was vertrokken naar een ander land, van het aangezicht van zijn broeder Jakob.

7 Want hun have was te veel, om samen te wonen; en het land hunner vreemdelingschappen kon ze niet dragen vanwege hun vee.

8 Derhalve woonde Ezau op het gebergte Seir. Ezau is Edom.

9 Dit nu zijn de geboorten van Ezau, de vader der Edomieten, op het gebergte van Seir.

10 Dit zijn de namen der zonen van Ezau: Elifaz, de zoon van Ada, Ezau's huisvrouw; Rehuel, de zoon van Basmath, Ezau's huisvrouw.

11 En de zonen van Elifaz waren: Teman, Omar, Zefo, en Gaetam, en Kenaz.

12 En Timna was een bijwijf van Elifaz, den zoon van Ezau, en zij baarde aan Elifaz Amalek; dit zijn de zonen van Ada, Ezau's huisvrouw.

13 En dit zijn de zonen van Rehuel: Nahath, en Zerah, Samma en Mizza; dat zijn geweest de zonen van Basmath, Ezau's huisvrouw.

14 En dit zijn geweest de zonen van Aholibama, dochter van Ana, dochter van Zibeon, Ezau's huisvrouw; en zij baarde aan Ezau Jehus, en Jaelam, en Korah.

15 Dit zijn de vorsten der zonen van Ezau: de zonen van Elifaz, den eerstgeborene van Ezau, waren: de vorst Teman, de vorst Omar, de vorst Zefo, de vorst Kenaz.

16 De vorst Korah, de vorst Gaetam, de vorst Amalek; dat zijn de vorsten van Elifaz in het land Edom; dat zijn de zonen van Ada.

17 En dit zijn de zonen van Rehuel, den zoon van Ezau: de vorst Nahath, de vorst Zera, de vorst Samma, de vorst Mizza; dat zijn de vorsten van Rehuel in het land Edom; dat zijn de zonen van Basmath, de huisvrouw van Ezau.

18 En dit zijn de zonen van Aholibama, de huisvrouw van Ezau: de vorst Jehus, de vorst Jaelam, de vorst Korah; dat zijn de vorsten van Aholibama, de dochter van Ana, de huisvrouw van Ezau.

19 Dat zijn de zonen van Ezau, en dat zijn hunlieder vorsten; hij is Edom.

20 Dit zijn de zonen van Seir, den Horiet, inwoners van dat land: Lotan, en Sobal, en Zibeon, en Ana,

21 En Dison, en Ezer, en Disan; dat zijn de vorsten der Horieten, zonen van Seir, in het land van Edom.

22 En de zonen van Lotan waren Hori en Hemam; en Lotans zuster was Timna.

23 En dit zijn de zonen van Sobal: Alvan en Manahath, en Ebal, en Sefo, en Onam.

24 En dit zijn de zonen van Zibeon: Aja en Ana, hij is die Ana, die de muilen in de woestijn gevonden heeft, toen hij de ezels van zijn vader Zibeon weidde.

25 En dit zijn de zonen van Ana: Dison; en Aholibama was de dochter van Ana.

26 En dit zijn de zonen van Dison: Hemdan, en Esban, en Ithran, en Cheran.

27 Dit zijn de zonen van Ezer: Bilhan, en Zaavan, en Akan.

28 Dit zijn de zonen van Disan: Uz en Aran.

29 Dit zijn de vorsten der Horieten: de vorst Lotan, de vorst Sobal, de vorst Zibeon, de vorst Ana.

30 De vorst Dison, de vorst Ezer, de vorst Disan; dit zijn de vorsten der Horieten, naar hun vorsten in het land Seir.

31 En dit zijn koningen, die geregeerd hebben in het land Edom, eer een koning regeerde over de kinderen Israels.

32 Bela dan, de zoon van Beor, regeerde in Edom, en de naam zijner stad was Dinhaba.

33 En Bela stierf, en Jobab, de zoon van Zerah, van Bozra, regeerde in zijn plaats.

34 En Jobab stierf, en Husam, uit der Temanieten land, regeerde in zijn plaats.

35 En Husam stierf, en in zijn plaats regeerde Hadad, de zoon van Bedad, die Midian versloeg in het veld van Moab; en de naam zijner stad was Avith.

36 En Hadad stierf, en Samla, van Masreka, regeerde in zijn plaats.

37 En Samla stierf, en Saul van Rehoboth, aan de rivier, regeerde in zijn plaats.

38 En Saul stierf, en Baal-Hanan, de zoon van Achbor, regeerde in zijn plaats.

39 En Baal-Hanan, de zoon van Achbor, stierf, en Hadar regeerde in zijn plaats; en de naam zijner stad was Pahu; en de naam zijner huisvrouw was Mechetabeel, een dochter van Matred, de dochter van Mezahab.

40 En dit zijn de namen der vorsten van Ezau, naar hun geslachten, naar hun plaatsen, met hun namen: de vorst Timna, de vorst Alva, de vorst Jetheth,

41 De vorst Aholibama, de vorst Ela, de vorst Pinon,

42 De vorst Kenaz, de vorst Teman, de vorst Mibzar,

43 De vorst Magdiel, de vorst Iram; dit zijn de vorsten van Edom, naar hun woningen, in het land hunner bezitting; hij is Ezau, de vader van Edom.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #4605

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4605. Reuben Jacob’s firstborn. That this signifies the good of faith, is evident from the signification of the “firstborn,” as being faith (see n. 352, 367, 2435, 3325); and from the representation of Jacob as being the good of natural truth (see n. 4538); and from that of Reuben, as being the quality of faith. For “Reuben” in the genuine sense signifies the truth of faith (n. 3861, 3866); but after the truth of faith has been made good, he signifies the good of faith. Moreover, regarded in itself faith is charity, and thus regarded in itself the truth of faith is the good of faith, because faith is impossible except from charity, that is, truth is impossible except from good; and therefore when a man has been regenerated, good is in the first place, or is the firstborn (n. 3325, 3494). Hence it is that by “Reuben Jacob’s firstborn” is here signified the good of faith. The like is signified also in Moses:

Let Reuben live and not die, and it shall be that his numbers are mortal (Deuteronomy 33:6).

The reason why in this passage “Reuben” denotes the good of faith, is that he is put in the first place, and Judah in the second, thus in a different order in this prophecy of Moses respecting the sons of Israel from that in the prophecy of Jacob (Genesis 49), for as before said (n. 4603), the order in which they are named is determined in accordance with the state of the subject that is being treated of.

[2] In like manner in John:

I heard the number of the sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand sealed out of every tribe. Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand, of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand, of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand (Revelation 7:4-5);

here Judah is named in the first place, Reuben in the second, and Gad in the third. These three here constitute the first class, and as the Lord’s kingdom is the subject treated of, “Judah” signifies celestial good such as is in the inmost or third heaven, “Reuben” spiritual good which is the same as the good of faith such as is in the second or middle heaven, and “Gad” the good of the natural such as is in the first heaven. But it is otherwise in the prophecy of Deborah and Barak:

The princes in Issachar were with Deborah, and as was Issachar so was Barak; into the valley he was sent at his feet, in the classes of Reuben were great decrees of heart; why dwellest thou between two burdens to hear the hissings of the droves? To the classes of Reuben were great searchings of heart (Judg. 5:15-16);

It is impossible to know the meaning of these words unless it is known what Issachar, Deborah, Barak, and Reuben represent; and what the “princes,” the “valley,” the “classes,” the “decrees of heart,” the “two burdens,” and the “hissings of the droves,” signify; but it is evident that “Reuben” here denotes faith.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #4538

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4538. And God said unto Jacob. That this signifies the perception of natural good, such as Jacob now represents, from the Divine, is evident from the signification in the historicals of the Word of “to say,” as being to perceive (n. 1602, 1791, 1815, 1822, 1898, 1919, 2061, 2080, 2238, 2260, 2619, 2862, 3395, 3509), wherefore that “God said” denotes perception from the Divine; and from the representation of Jacob, who here in the supreme sense is the Lord as to natural good. In the preceding pages it has been shown what Jacob represents in the Word; and as he represents various things, the subject shall be briefly explained.

[2] In the supreme sense Jacob represents in general the Lord’s Divine natural. But as the Lord glorified His natural, it was different in the beginning from what it was in the progression, and at the end. Therefore Jacob represented various things, namely, in the beginning the Lord’s natural as to truth, in the progression the Lord’s natural as to the good of truth, and at the end the Lord’s natural as to good. For the Lord’s glorification proceeded from truth to the good of truth, and finally to good, as has already been frequently shown. Now as this is the end, Jacob represents the Lord as to natural good. (See what has already been shown on these points, namely, that in the supreme sense Jacob represents the Lord’s Divine natural, in the beginning as to truth, n. 3305, 3509, 3525, 3546, 3576, 3599; and in the progression, the Lord’s Divine natural as to the good of truth, n. 3659, 3669, 3677, 4234, 4273, 4337.) The reason why Jacob now represents the Lord’s Divine natural as to good, is that this is the end, as before said.

[3] This was the process when the Lord made His natural Divine, and the process is similar also when the Lord regenerates man; for it pleased the Lord to make His Human Divine in the same order as that in which He makes man new. It is for this reason that it has been repeatedly stated that man’s regeneration is an image of the Lord’s glorification (n. 3138, 3212, 3296, 3490, 4402). When the Lord makes man new He first instructs him in the truths of faith, for without the truths of faith man does not know what the Lord is, what heaven is, and what hell is, nor even that they exist; and still less does he know the innumerable things relating to the Lord, to His kingdom in heaven, and to His kingdom on earth, that is, to the church; neither does he know what and of what nature are the things opposite to these, which relate to hell.

[4] Before he has learned these things, he cannot know what good is, by which is not meant civil good and moral good, for these are learned in the world by means of laws and statutes, and by reflections upon the morals of men, and therefore the nations outside the church also know such things; but by good is meant spiritual good, which good is called in the Word charity; and this good is in general to will and do good to others for no selfish reason, but from the delight of the affection. This good is spiritual good, and to it no man can attain except by means of the truths of faith, which are taught by the Lord by means of the Word and preachings of the Word.

[5] After a man has been instructed in the truths of faith, he is gradually led by the Lord to will the truth, and also from willing to do it. This truth is called the good of truth, for the good of truth is truth in will and act; and it is called the good of truth because the truth which has been of doctrine then becomes of the life. At last, when the man perceives delight in willing good and in doing it from will, it is no longer called the good of truth, but good; for he is then regenerate, and no more wills and does good from truth, but truth from good; and the truth which he then does is also as it were good, for it derives its essence from its origin, which is good. From all this it is evident why and whence it is that Jacob in the supreme sense represents the Lord’s natural as to good. The reason why Jacob here represents this good, is that in the internal sense further progress is now treated of, namely, toward the interior things of the natural, which are “Israel” (n. 4536). No one who is being regenerated by the Lord can be led to these interior things until the truth with him has become good.

  
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