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1 Mose 36

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1 Dies ist das Geschlecht Esaus, der da heißt Edom.

2 Esau nahm Weiber von den Töchtern Kanaans: Ada, die Tochter Elons, des Hethiters; und Ahalibama, die Tochter des Ana, die Neffe Zibeons, des Heviters;

3 und Basmath, Ismaels Tochter, Nebajoths Schwester.

4 Und Ada gebar dem Esau Eliphas, aber Basmath gebar Reguel.

5 Ahalibama gebar Jehus, Jaelam und Korah. Das sind Esaus Kinder, die ihm geboren sind im Lande Kanaan.

6 Und Esau nahm seine Weiber, Söhne und Töchter und alle Seelen seines Hauses, seine Habe und alles Vieh mit allen Gütern, so er im Lande Kanaan erworben hatte, und zog in ein Land von seinem Bruder Jakob.

7 Denn ihre Habe war zu groß, daß sie nicht konnten beieinander wohnen; und das Land, darin sie Fremdlinge waren, mochte sie nicht ertragen vor der Menge ihres Viehes.

8 Also wohnete Esau auf dem Gebirge Seir. Und Esau ist der Edom.

9 Dies ist das Geschlecht Esaus, von dem die Edomiter herkommen, auf dem Gebirge Seir.

10 Und so heißen die Kinder Esaus: Eliphas, der Sohn Adas, Esaus Weibes; Reguel, der Sohn Basmaths, Esaus Weibes.

11 Eliphas Söhne aber waren diese: Theman, Omar, Zepho, Gaetham und Kenas.

12 Und Thimma war ein Kebsweib Eliphas, Esaus Sohns, die gebar ihm Amalek. Das sind die Kinder von Ada, Esaus Weib.

13 Die Kinder aber Reguels sind diese: Nahath, Serah, Samma, Missa. Das sind die Kinder von Basmath, Esaus Weib.

14 Die Kinder aber von Ahalibama, Esaus Weib, der Tochter des Ana, der Neffe Zibeons, sind diese, die sie dem Esau gebar: Jehus, Jaelam und Korah.

15 Das sind die Fürsten unter den Kindern Esaus: Die Kinder Eliphas, des ersten Sohns Esaus, waren diese: der Fürst Theman, der Fürst Omar, der Fürst Zepho, der Fürst Kenas,

16 der Fürst Korah, der Fürst Gaetham, der Fürst Amalek. Das sind die Fürsten von Eliphas, im Lande Edom, und sind Kinder von der Ada.

17 Und das sind die Kinder Reguels, Esaus Sohns: der Fürst Nahath, der Fürst Serah, der Fürst Samma, der Fürst Missa. Das sind die Fürsten von Reguel im Lande der Edomiter und sind Kinder von der Basmath, Esaus Weib.

18 Das sind die Kinder Ahalibamas, Esaus Weibes: der Fürst Jehus, der Fürst Jaelam, der Fürst Korah. Das sind die Fürsten von Ahalibama, der Tochter des Ana, Esaus Weib.

19 Das sind Esaus Kinder und ihre Fürsten. Er ist der Edom.

20 Die Kinder aber von Seir, dem Horiten, der im Lande wohnete, sind diese: Lothan, Sobal, Zibeon, Ana, Dison, Ezer und Disan.

21 Das sind die Fürsten der Horiten, Kinder des Seir, im Lande Edom.

22 Aber des Lothan Kinder waren diese: Hori und Heman; und Lothans Schwester hieß Thimna.

23 Die Kinder von Sobal waren diese: Alwan, Manahath, Ebal, Sepho und Onam.

24 Die Kinder von Zibeon waren: Aja und Ana. Das ist der Ana, der in der Wüste Maulpferde erfand, da er seines Vaters Zibeons Esel hütete.

25 Die Kinder aber Anas waren: Dison und Ahalibama, das ist die Tochter Anas.

26 Die Kinder Disons waren: Hemdan, Esban, Jethran und Charan.

27 Die Kinder Ezers waren: Bilhan, Sawan und Akan

28 Die Kinder Disans waren: Uz und Man.

29 Dies sind die Fürsten der Horiten: der Fürst Lothan, der Fürst Sobal, der Fürst Zibeon, der Fürst Ana,

30 der Fürst Dison, der Fürst Ezer, der Fürst Disan. Das sind die Fürsten der Horiten, die regieret haben im Lande Seir.

31 Die Könige aber, die im Lande Edom regieret haben, ehe denn die Kinder Israel Könige hatten, sind diese:

32 Bela war König in Edom, ein Sohn Beors; und seine Stadt hieß Dinhaba.

33 Und da Bela starb, ward König an seiner Statt Jobab, ein Sohn Serahs von Bazra.

34 Da Jobab starb, ward an seiner Statt König Husam aus der Themaniter Lande.

35 Da Husam starb, ward König an seiner Statt Hadad, ein Sohn Bedads, der die Midianiter schlug auf der Moabiter Felde; und seine Stadt hieß Awith.

36 Da Hadad starb, regierete Samla von Masrek.

37 Da Samla starb, ward Saul König, von Rehoboth am Wasser.

38 Da Saul starb, ward an seiner Statt König Baal Hanan, der Sohn Achbors.

39 Da Baal Hanan, Achbors Sohn, starb, ward an seiner Statt König Hadar, und seine Stadt hieß Pagu; und sein Weib hieß Mehetabeel, eine Tochter Matreds, die Mesahabs Tochter war.

40 Also heißen die Fürsten von Esau in ihren Geschlechtern, Örtern und Namen: der Fürst Thimna, der Fürst Alwa, der Fürst Jetheth,

41 der Fürst Ahalibama, der Fürst Ela, der Fürst Pinon,

42 der Fürst Kenas, der Fürst Theman, der Fürst Mibzar,

43 der Fürst Magdiel, der Fürst Jram. Das sind die Fürsten in Edom, wie sie gewohnet haben in ihrem Erblande. Und Esau ist der Vater der Edomiter.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2177

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2177. That the “meal of fine flour” denotes the spiritual and the celestial which were then with the Lord, and that “cakes” denote the same when both are conjoined, is very evident from the sacrifices of the Representative Church, and from the meat-offering then made use of, which consisted of fine flour mingled with oil and made into cakes. The chief part of representative worship consisted in burnt-offerings and sacrifices. What these represented has already been stated, where bread is treated of (n. 2165), namely, the celestial things of the Lord’s kingdom in the heavens and of the Lord’s kingdom on the earth (that is, in the church), and also those of the Lord’s kingdom or church with each person; and in general all the things of love and charity, because these are celestial. All these offerings and sacrifices were at that time called “bread,” and to them was adjoined the meat-offering also, which, as already said, consisted of fine flour mingled with oil, to which frankincense was likewise added, as well as a libation of wine.

[2] What these represented is also evident, namely, similar things as the sacrifices, but in a less degree, thus the things which are of the spiritual church, and likewise those of the external church. Everyone can see that such things would never have been commanded unless they had represented Divine things, and also that each one represents something special and peculiar, for unless they had represented Divine things, they would not have differed from similar things in use among the Gentiles, among whom also there were sacrifices—meat-offerings, libations, frankincense, perpetual fires, and many other things, derived to them from the Ancient Church, and especially from the Hebrew Church. But as internal things (that is, the Divine things that were represented) were separated from these Gentile rites, they were merely idolatrous, as also they became with the Jews, who for this reason fell into all kinds of idolatry. From what has been said everyone can see that there were heavenly arcana in every rite, especially in the sacrifices and all their particulars.

[3] As regards the meat-offering, the nature of it and how it was to be prepared into cakes, is described in a whole chapter in Moses (Leviticus 2; also in Numbers 15, and elsewhere). The law of the meat-offering is described in Leviticus in these words:

Fire shall be kept burning upon the altar continually, it shall not go out. And this is the law of the meat-offering: the sons of Aaron shall bring it before Jehovah to the faces of the altar; and he shall take therefrom his handful of the fine flour of the meat-offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat-offering, and shall burn it upon the altar, an odor of rest, for a memorial unto Jehovah; and the residue thereof Aaron and his sons shall eat; unleavened shall they be eaten in a holy place; in the court of the tent of meeting shall they eat it. It shall not be baked leavened; I have given it as their portion of My offerings made by fire; it is a holy of holies (Leviticus 6:13-17).

[4] The fire which must be kept burning upon the altar continually, represented the love, that is, the mercy of the Lord, perpetual and eternal. That in the Word “fire” signifies love, see n. 934; hence “offerings made by fire for an odor of rest” signify the Lord’s pleasure in the things which are of love and charity. (That “odor” denotes what is well-pleasing, that is, what is grateful, see n. 925, 1519.) Their “taking a handful” represented that they should love with all the strength, or with all the soul; for the hand, or the palm of the hand, signifies power (as shown n. 878), from which “handful” also signifies power. The fine flour, with the oil and the frankincense, represented all things of charity-the fine flour the spiritual, and the oil the celestial of charity, the frankincense what was in this manner grateful. (That fine flour represents what is spiritual, is evident from what has just been said, and from what follows; that oil represents what is celestial, or the good of charity, may be seen above, n. 886; and also that frankincense, from its odor, represents what is grateful and acceptable, n. 925.)

[5] Its being “unleavened,” or not fermented, signifies that it should be sincere, and thus from a sincere heart, and free from uncleanness. That Aaron and his sons should eat the residue, represented man’s reciprocality and his appropriation, thus conjunction through love and charity; on which account it was commanded that they should eat it in a holy place. Hence it is called a “holy of holies.” These were the things that were represented by the meat-offering; and the representatives themselves were so perceived in heaven; and when the man of the church so apprehended them, he was then in an idea similar to the perception of the angels, thus he was in the Lord’s kingdom itself in the heavens although he was on earth.

[6] The meat-offering is further treated of, as regards what it ought to be in connection with each kind of sacrifice, and how it should be baked into cakes, also what kind should be offered by those who were being cleansed, and what on other occasions; to mention and explain all of which would be too tedious; but concerning all these matters see Exodus 29:39-41; Leviticus 5:11-13; 6:14-23; 10:12-13; 23:10-13, 23:16-17; Numbers 5:15, etc.; 6:15-17, 19-20, 7:1-89, in several places; 28:5, 7, 9, 12-13, 20-21, 28-29; 29:3-4, 9-10, 14-15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 37.

[7] Fine flour made into cakes in general represented the same as bread, namely, the celestial of love, and meal the spiritual of it, as is evident from the passages cited above. The “breads” [or loaves] that were called the “bread of faces,” or the “show bread” [panis propositionis], were made of fine flour, which was prepared in cakes and placed upon the table, for a perpetual representation of the love, that is, the mercy, of the Lord toward the universal human race, and the reciprocality of man. Concerning these loaves we read as follows in Moses:

Thou shalt take fine flour and shalt bake it into twelve cakes; of two tenths shall one cake be; and thou shalt set them in two rows, six in a row, upon the clean table, before Jehovah; and thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, and it shall be to the breads for a memorial, an offering made by fire unto Jehovah. On every Sabbath day he shall set it in order before Jehovah continually, from the sons of Israel in a covenant of eternity. And it shall be for Aaron and his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place, for it is a holy of holies unto him, of the offerings made by fire unto Jehovah by a statute of eternity (Leviticus 24:5-9).

Every particular in this description and all the smallest details represented the holy of love and of charity, the “fine flour” the same as the “meal of fine flour,” namely, the celestial and its spiritual, and the “cake” the two conjoined.

[8] Hence it is evident what is the holiness of the Word to those who are in heavenly ideas, nay, what holiness there was in this very representative rite, on account of which it is called a holiness of holinesses; and on the contrary, how void of holiness it is to those who suppose that there is nothing heavenly in these things, and who abide solely in the externals; as do they who perceive the meal here merely as meal, the fine flour as fine flour, and the cake as a cake, and who suppose these things to have been stated without each particular involving something of the Divine. These do in like manner as do those who think the bread and wine of the Holy Supper to be nothing but a certain rite, containing nothing holy within; whereas there is such holiness that human minds are by that Supper conjoined with heavenly minds, when from internal affection they are thinking that the bread and wine signify the Lord’s love and the reciprocality of man, and are thus in holiness from interior thought and feeling.

[9] The like was involved in that the sons of Israel on their coming into the land of Canaan were to offer a cake of the first of their dough, as a heave-offering unto Jehovah (Numbers 15:20). That such things are signified is also evident in the Prophets, from which we may at present adduce only this from Ezekiel:

Thou wast decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was fine linen and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, honey, and oil, and thou wast become beautiful very exceedingly, and thou wast prospered unto a kingdom (Ezekiel 16:13); where the subject treated of is Jerusalem, by which is signified the church, that was so decked in its earliest time-that is, the Ancient Church-and which is described by the garments and other ornaments; as also its affections of truth and good by the fine flour, honey, and oil. Everyone can see that all these things have a very different meaning in the internal sense from that in the sense of the letter. And so have these words which Abraham said to Sarah: “Make ready quickly three measures of the meal of fine flour, knead, and make cakes.” (That “three” signifies holy things has been shown before, n. 720, 901)

  
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