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1 Ανεβη δε ο Αβραμ εξ Αιγυπτου, αυτος και η γυνη αυτου, και παντα οσα ειχε, και ο Λωτ μετ' αυτου, προς μεσημβριαν.

2 Και ο Αβραμ ητο πλουσιος σφοδρα εις κτηνη, εις αργυριον και εις χρυσιον.

3 Και υπηγεν οδευων απο μεσημβριας εως Βαιθηλ εως του τοπου οπου ητο η σκηνη αυτου το προτερον μεταξυ Βαιθηλ και Γαι·

4 εις τον τοπον του θυσιαστηριου, το οποιον ειχε καμει εκει καταρχας· και επεκαλεσθη εκει ο Αβραμ το ονομα του Κυριου.

5 Και ο Λωτ ακομη, ο συμπορευομενος μετα του Αβραμ, ειχε προβατα και βοας και σκηνας.

6 Και δεν εχωρει αυτους η γη δια να κατοικωσιν ομου· διοτι ησαν τα υπαρχοντα αυτων πολλα, και δεν ηδυναντο να κατοικωσιν ομου.

7 Και συνεβη ερις μεταξυ των ποιμενων των κτηνων του Αβραμ και των ποιμενων των κτηνων του Λωτ· οι δε Χαναναιοι και οι Φερεζαιοι κατωκουν τοτε την γην.

8 Ειπε δε ο Αβραμ προς τον Λωτ, Ας μη ηναι, παρακαλω, ερις μεταξυ εμου και σου και μεταξυ των ποιμενων μου και των ποιμενων σου· διοτι αδελφοι ειμεθα ημεις·

9 δεν ειναι πασα η γη εμπροσθεν σου; διαχωρισθητι λοιπον απ' εμου· εαν συ υπαγης εις τα αριστερα, εγω υπαγω εις τα δεξια· και εαν συ εις τα δεξια, εγω εις τα αριστερα.

10 Και υψωσας ο Λωτ τους οφθαλμους αυτου, ειδε πασαν την περιχωρον του Ιορδανου, οτι εποτιζετο ολη προ του να καταστρεψη ο Κυριος τα Σοδομα και τα Γομορρα, ως παραδεισος του Κυριου, ως η γη της Αιγυπτου, εως να υπαγη τις εις Σηγωρ.

11 Και εκλεξεν εις εαυτον ο Λωτ πασαν την περιχωρον του Ιορδανου· και μετεσκηνωσεν ο Λωτ προς ανατολας, και διεχωρισθησαν ο εις απο του αλλου.

12 Ο μεν Αβραμ κατωκησεν εν τη γη Χανααν· ο δε Λωτ κατωκησε μεταξυ των πολεων της περιχωρου, και εστησε τας σκηνας αυτου εως Σοδομων.

13 Οι δε ανθρωποι των Σοδομων ησαν κακοι και αμαρτωλοι σφοδρα ενωπιον του Κυριου.

14 Και ειπε Κυριος προς τον Αβραμ, αφου διεχωρισθη ο Λωτ απ' αυτου, Υψωσον τωρα τους οφθαλμους σου, και ιδε απο του τοπου οπου εισαι, προς αρκτον και μεσημβριαν και ανατολην και δυσιν·

15 διοτι πασαν την γην την οποιαν βλεπεις, εις σε θελω δωσει αυτην και εις το σπερμα σου εως αιωνος·

16 και θελω καταστησει το σπερμα σου ως την αμμον της γης· ωστε εαν δυναται τις να εξαριθμηση την αμμον της γης, θελει αριθμηθη και το σπερμα σου.

17 Σηκωθεις διοδευσον την γην εις τε το μηκος αυτης και εις το πλατος αυτης· διοτι εις σε θελω δωσει αυτην.

18 Και εσηκωσε την σκηνην αυτου ο Αβραμ, και ελθων κατωκησε πλησιον των δρυων Μαμβρη, αιτινες ειναι εν Χεβρων, και ωκοδομησεν εκει θυσιαστηριον εις τον Κυριον.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2909

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2909. 'In Kiriath Arba, which is Hebron in the land of Canaan' means within the Church. This becomes clear from the meaning of 'Kiriath Arba' as the Church as regards truth, and from the meaning of 'Hebron in the land of Canaan' as the Church as regards good. In the Word, especially the prophetical part, whenever truth is the subject, good also is included, on account of the heavenly marriage that exists in every detail of the Word, see 683, 793, 801, 2173, 2516, 2712. Here therefore when Kiriath Arba is mentioned, so also is 'Hebron in the land of Canaan'. The land of Canaan is the Lord's kingdom, 1413, 1437, 1607, and locations in that land were in varying ways representative, 1585, 1866.

[2] As regards 'Kiriath Arba, which is Hebron', this was a region where Abraham, Isaac and Jacob dwelt. Abraham's dwelling there is evident from what has gone before,

Abraham came and dwelt in [the oak-groves of] Mamre, which are in Hebron. Genesis 13:18.

And Isaac and Jacob's dwelling there too is evident from what comes further on, Jacob came to Isaac his father in Mamre, to Kiriath Arba, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned. Genesis 35:27.

Joseph was sent by Jacob his father to his brothers, from the Valley of Hebron. Genesis 37:14.

From the representation dealt with already of those three personages it is clear that 'Kiriath Arba, which is Hebron' represented the Church before Jerusalem did so.

[3] In the course of time every Church deteriorates until it ceases to possess any faith or charity at all, at which point it is destroyed. This too was represented by 'Kiriath Arba, which is Hebron', that is to say, when this place was occupied by the Anakim, by whom dreadful false persuasions were meant, 581, 1673, regarding which occupation by the Anakim, see Numbers 13:21-22; Joshua 11:21; 14:15; 15:13-14; Judges 1:10. As regards the end or close of the Church and its destruction, this was represented by Joshua's utterly destroying everything in that place, Joshua 10:36-37; 11:21, and by Judah and Caleb's smiting the Anakim, Judges 1:10; Joshua 14:13-15; 15:13-14. The establishment again of a new Church was represented by the allotment of its fields and villages to Caleb as his inheritance, Joshua 21:12. The city itself however became a city of refuge, Joshua 20:7; 21:13, and a city for priests, for the sons of Aaron, Joshua 21:10-11, within the inheritance of Judah, Joshua 15:54.

[4] From this it is evident that Hebron represented the Lord's spiritual Church in the land of Canaan. For the same reason also David was ordered by Jehovah's command to go to Hebron and was there anointed king over the house of Judah; and after he had reigned there for seven years and six months he went to Jerusalem and took possession of Zion, see 2 Samuel 2:1-11; 5:5; 1 Kings 2:11, at which point the Lord's spiritual Church now began to be represented by Jerusalem, and His celestial Church by Zion.

  
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