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1 Και εκινησεν εκειθεν ο Αβρααμ εις την γην την προς μεσημβριαν, και κατωκησε μεταξυ Καδης και Σουρ· και παρωκησεν εν Γεραροις.

2 Και ειπεν ο Αβρααμ περι Σαρρας της γυναικος αυτου, Αδελφη μου ειναι. Εστειλε δε Αβιμελεχ ο βασιλευς των Γεραρων, και ελαβε την Σαρραν.

3 Και ηλθεν ο Θεος προς τον Αβιμελεχ κατ' οναρ την νυκτα, και ειπε προς αυτον, Ιδου, συ αποθνησκεις εξ αιτιας της γυναικος, την οποιαν ελαβες· διοτι ειναι νενυμφευμενη με ανδρα.

4 Ο δε Αβιμελεχ δεν ειχε πλησιασει εις αυτην· και ειπε, Κυριε, ηθελες φονευσει εθνος ετι και δικαιον;

5 δεν μοι ειπεν αυτος, Αδελφη μου ειναι; και αυτη παλιν, αυτη ειπεν, Αδελφος μου ειναι. Εν ευθυτητι της καρδιας μου και εν καθαροτητι των χειρων μου επραξα τουτο.

6 Ειπε δε προς αυτον ο Θεος κατ' οναρ, Και εγω εγνωρισα οτι εν ευθυτητι της καρδιας σου επραξας τουτο· οθεν και εγω σε εμποδισα απο του να αμαρτησης εις εμε· δια τουτο δεν σε αφηκα να εγγισης αυτην·

7 τωρα λοιπον αποδος την γυναικα προς τον ανθρωπον, διοτι ειναι προφητης· και θελει προσευχηθη υπερ σου και θελεις ζησει· αλλ' εαν δεν αποδωσης αυτην, εξευρε οτι εξαπαντος θελεις αποθανει, συ και παντα οσα εχεις.

8 Σηκωθεις δε ο Αβιμελεχ ενωρις το πρωι, εκαλεσε παντας τους δουλους αυτου, και ελαλησε παντας τους λογους τουτους εις επηκοον αυτων· και εφοβηθησαν οι ανθρωποι σφοδρα.

9 Και εκαλεσεν ο Αβιμελεχ τον Αβρααμ και ειπε προς αυτον, Τι επραξας εις ημας; και τι αμαρτημα επραξα εις σε, ωστε επεφερες επ' εμε και επι το βασιλειον μου, αμαρτιαν μεγαλην; επραξας εις εμε πραγμα, το οποιον δεν επρεπε να πραχθη.

10 Και ειπεν ο Αβιμελεχ προς τον Αβρααμ, Τι ειδες, ωστε να πραξης το πραγμα τουτο;

11 Και ειπεν ο Αβρααμ, Επειδη εγω ειπον, Βεβαια δεν ειναι φοβος Θεου εν τω τοπω τουτω και θελουσι με φονευσει δια την γυναικα μου·

12 και ομως αληθως αδελφη μου ειναι, θυγατηρ του πατρος μου, αλλ' ουχι θυγατηρ της μητρος μου· και εγεινε γυνη μου.

13 και οτε με εκαμεν ο Θεος να εξελθω εκ του οικου του πατρος μου, ειπον προς αυτην, Ταυτην την χαριν θελεις καμει εις εμε· εις παντα τοπον οπου αν υπαγωμεν, λεγε περι εμου, Ουτος ειναι αδελφος μου.

14 Και ελαβεν ο Αβιμελεχ προβατα και βοας και δουλους και δουλας, και εδωκεν εις τον Αβρααμ, και απεδωκεν εις αυτον Σαρραν την γυναικα αυτου.

15 και ειπεν ο Αβιμελεχ, Ιδου, η γη μου εμπροσθεν σου. κατοικησον οπου σοι αρεσκει.

16 Και προς την Σαρραν ειπεν, Ιδου, εδωκα χιλια αργυρια εις τον αδελφον σου· ιδου, αυτος ειναι εις σε σκεπη των οφθαλμων προς παντας τους μετα σου και προς παντας τους αλλους. Ουτως αυτη επεπληχθη.

17 Προσηυχηθη δε ο Αβρααμ προς τον Θεον· και εθεραπευσεν ο Θεος τον Αβιμελεχ και την γυναικα αυτου και τας θεραπαινας αυτου, και ετεκνοποιησαν.

18 διοτι ο Κυριος ειχε κλεισει διολου πασαν μητραν εν τη οικια του Αβιμελεχ, εξ αιτιας Σαρρας της γυναικος του Αβρααμ.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #2496

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2496. Genesis 20

1. And Abraham travelled from there towards the land of the south, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur; and he sojourned in Gerar.

2. And Abraham said of 1 Sarah his wife, She is my sister; and Abimelech King of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

3. And God came to Abimelech in a dream in the night, and said to him, Behold, you will die because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is married to a husband.

4. And Abimelech had not come near her, and he said, Lord, will You kill even a righteous nation?

5. Did he not say to me, She is my sister? And she herself also said, He is my brother. In the uprightness of my heart and in the blamelessness of my hands have I done this.

6. And God said to him in the dream, Yes, I know that in the uprightness of your heart you have done this, and I also withheld you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not allow you to touch her.

7. And now return the man's wife, for he is a prophet, and will pray for you, and you will live. And if you do not return her, know that you will certainly die, you and everyone who is yours.

8. And in the morning Abimelech rose up early and called all his servants and spoke all these words in their ears; and the men were very much afraid.

9. And Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, What have you done to us, and what sin have I committed against you, that you have brought great sin on me and on my kingdom? Deeds which ought not to be done you have done to me.

10. And Abimelech said to Abraham, What did you see, that you have done this thing?

11. And Abraham said, Because I said, Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me on account of my wife.

12. And also she is truly my sister, my father's daughter but not my mother's daughter; and she became my wife.

13. And it happened, when God caused 2 me to depart from my father's house, that I said to her, This is your kindness which you may do for me: at every place we come to, say for me, He is my brother.

14. And Abimelech took flocks and herds, and men servants and women servants, and gave to Abraham; and he restored to him Sarah his wife.

15. And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before you; dwell in that which is good in your eyes.

16. And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given a thousand-pieces of silver to your brother; behold, it is for you a covering of the eyes for all who are with you, and with all; and she was vindicated.

17. And Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his women servants, and they gave birth.

18. For Jehovah had completely closed every womb of Abimelech's house because of the matter of Sarah, Abraham's wife.

CONTENTS

In Chapter 12 above the subject was Abraham's sojourn in Egypt, which meant the instruction that the Lord received in factual knowledge when He was still a boy. In the present chapter the subject is Abraham's sojourn in Gerar, where Abimelech was. This sojourning in a similar way means instruction received by the Lord, but now it is in matters of doctrine regarding charity and faith. Dealt with in particular here is the origin of the doctrine of charity and faith; that is to say, that this doctrine is spiritual deriving from a celestial origin but is not from the rational.

Footnotes:

1. The Latin preposition here (ad), like the Hebrew ('el) which it translates, usually means to or towards.

2. This verb is plural; see 2559.

  
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