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Genesis 35

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1 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM πρός-P *ἰακώβ-N---ASM ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNSM ἀναβαίνω-VZ--AAD2S εἰς-P ὁ- A--ASM τόπος-N2--ASM *βαιθηλ-N----S καί-C οἰκέω-V2--PAD2S ἐκεῖ-D καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAD2S ἐκεῖ-D θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM ὁράω-VV--APPDSM σύ- P--DS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἀποδιδράσκω-V1--PAN σύ- P--AS ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN *ησαυ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM ἀδελφός-N2--GSM σύ- P--GS

2 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὁ- A--DSM οἶκος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--DPM ὁ- A--DPM μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM αἴρω-VA--AAD2P ὁ- A--APM θεός-N2--APM ὁ- A--APM ἀλλότριος-A1A-APM ὁ- A--APM μετά-P σύ- P--GP ἐκ-P μέσος-A1--GSM σύ- P--GP καί-C καθαρίζω-VA--AMD2P καί-C ἀλλάσσω-VA--AAD2P ὁ- A--APF στολή-N1--APF σύ- P--GP

3 καί-C ἀναἵστημι-VH--AAPNPM ἀναβαίνω-VZ--AAS1P εἰς-P *βαιθηλ-N---AS καί-C ποιέω-VA--AAS1P ἐκεῖ-D θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN ὁ- A--DSM θεός-N2--DSM ὁ- A--DSM ἐπιἀκούω-VA--AAPDSM ἐγώ- P--DS ἐν-P ἡμέρα-N1A-DSF θλῖψις-N3I-GSF ὅς- --NSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S μετά-P ἐγώ- P--GS καί-C διασώζω-VAI-AAI3S ἐγώ- P--AS ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ὁδός-N2--DSF ὅς- --DSF πορεύομαι-VCI-API1S

4 καί-C δίδωμι-VAI-AAI3P ὁ- A--DSM *ἰακώβ-N---DSM ὁ- A--APM θεός-N2--APM ὁ- A--APM ἀλλότριος-A1A-APM ὅς- --NPM εἰμί-V9--IAI3P ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPF χείρ-N3--DPF αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C ὁ- A--APN ἐνώτιον-N2N-APN ὁ- A--APN ἐν-P ὁ- A--DPN οὖς-N3T-DPN αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C κατακρύπτω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APN *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὑπό-P ὁ- A--ASF τερέβινθος-N2--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ἐν-P *σικιμος-N2--DPM καί-C ἀποὀλλύω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--APN ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSF σήμερον-D ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF

5 καί-C ἐκαἴρω-VAI-AAI3S *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM ἐκ-P *σικιμος-N2--DPM καί-C γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S φόβος-N2--NSM θεός-N2--GSM ἐπί-P ὁ- A--APF πόλις-N3I-APF ὁ- A--APF κύκλος-N2--DSM αὐτός- D--GPM καί-C οὐ-D καταδιώκω-VAI-AAI3P ὀπίσω-P ὁ- A--GPM υἱός-N2--GPM *ἰσραήλ-N---GSM

6 ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ἰακώβ-N---NSM εἰς-P *λουζα-N---ASF ὅς- --NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *χανααν-N----S ὅς- --NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S *βαιθηλ-N---NS αὐτός- D--NSM καί-C πᾶς-A3--NSM ὁ- A--NSM λαός-N2--NSM ὅς- --NSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3S μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM

7 καί-C οἰκοδομέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐκεῖ-D θυσιαστήριον-N2N-ASN καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM *βαιθηλ-N---AS ἐκεῖ-D γάρ-X ἐπιφαίνω-VDI-API3S αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἀποδιδράσκω-V1--PAN αὐτός- D--ASM ἀπό-P πρόσωπον-N2N-GSN *ησαυ-N---GSM ὁ- A--GSM ἀδελφός-N2--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM

8 ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *δεββωρα-N---NSF ὁ- A--NSF τροφός-N2--NSF *ρεβεκκα-N---GSF κατώ-P *βαιθηλ-N---GS ὑπό-P ὁ- A--ASF βάλανος-N2--ASF καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSF *βάλανος-N2--NSF πένθος-N3E-GSN

9 ὁράω-VVI-API3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM *ἰακώβ-N---DSM ἔτι-D ἐν-P *λουζα-N---DS ὅτε-D παραγίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ἐκ-P *μεσοποταμία-N1A-GSF ὁ- A--GSF *συρία-N1A-GSF καί-C εὐλογέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM

10 καί-C εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ὁ- A--NSN ὄνομα-N3M-NSN σύ- P--GS *ἰακώβ-N---NSM οὐ-D καλέω-VC--FPI3S ἔτι-D *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ἀλλά-C *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM εἰμί-VF--FMI3S ὁ- A--NSN ὄνομα-N3M-NSN σύ- P--GS

11 εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X αὐτός- D--DSM ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἐγώ- P--NS ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM σύ- P--GS αὐξάνω-V1--PMD2S καί-C πληθύνω-V1--PMD2S ἔθνος-N3E-NPN καί-C συναγωγή-N1--NPF ἔθνος-N3E-GPN εἰμί-VF--FMI3P ἐκ-P σύ- P--GS καί-C βασιλεύς-N3V-NPM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSF ὀσφύς-N3--GSF σύ- P--GS ἐκἔρχομαι-VF--FMI3P

12 καί-C ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF ὅς- --ASF δίδωμι-VX--XAI1S *αβρααμ-N---DSM καί-C *ισαακ-N---DSM σύ- P--DS δίδωμι-VX--XAI1S αὐτός- D--ASF σύ- P--DS εἰμί-VF--FMI3S καί-C ὁ- A--DSN σπέρμα-N3M-DSN σύ- P--GS μετά-P σύ- P--AS δίδωμι-VF--FAI1S ὁ- A--ASF γῆ-N1--ASF οὗτος- D--ASF

13 ἀναβαίνω-VZI-AAI3S δέ-X ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM ἀπό-P αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκ-P ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM οὗ-D λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM

14 καί-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3S *ἰακώβ-N---NSM στήλη-N1--ASF ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM τόπος-N2--DSM ὅς- --DSM λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM στήλη-N1--ASF λίθινος-A1--ASF καί-C σπένδω-VAI-AAI3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--ASF σπονδή-N1--ASF καί-C ἐπιχέω-V2I-IAI3S ἐπί-P αὐτός- D--ASF ἔλαιον-N2N-ASN

15 καί-C καλέω-VAI-AAI3S *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN ὁ- A--GSM τόπος-N2--GSM ἐν-P ὅς- --DSM λαλέω-VAI-AAI3S μετά-P αὐτός- D--GSM ἐκεῖ-D ὁ- A--NSM θεός-N2--NSM *βαιθηλ-N---AS

16 ἀποαἴρω-VA--AAPNSM δέ-X *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ἐκ-P *βαιθηλ-N---GS πήγνυμι-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASF σκηνή-N1--ASF αὐτός- D--GSM ἐπέκεινα-D ὁ- A--GSM πύργος-N2--GSM *γαδερ-N---GS γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἡνίκα-D ἐγγίζω-VAI-AAI3S *χαβραθα-N---DS εἰς-P γῆ-N1--ASF ἔρχομαι-VB--AAN *εφραθα-N----S τίκτω-VBI-AAI3S *ραχηλ-N---NSF καί-C δυστοκέω-VAI-AAI3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM τοκετός-N2--DSM

17 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSM σκληρῶς-D αὐτός- D--ASF τίκτω-V1--PAN εἶπον-VBI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--DSF ὁ- A--NSF μαῖα-N1A-NSF θαρρέω-V2--PAD2S καί-C γάρ-X οὗτος- D--NSM σύ- P--DS εἰμί-V9--PAI3S υἱός-N2--NSM

18 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSN ἀποἵημι-V7--PAN αὐτός- D--ASF ὁ- A--ASF ψυχή-N1--ASF ἀποθνήσκω-V1I-IAI3S γάρ-X καλέω-VAI-AAI3S ὁ- A--ASN ὄνομα-N3M-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM *υἱός-N2--NSM ὀδύνη-N1--GSF ἐγώ- P--GS ὁ- A--NSM δέ-X πατήρ-N3--NSM καλέω-VAI-AAI3S αὐτός- D--ASM *βενιαμίν-N---ASM

19 ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ραχηλ-N---NSF καί-C θάπτω-VDI-API3S ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF ὁδός-N2--DSF *εφραθα-N---GS οὗτος- D--NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S *βηθλεεμ-N---NS

20 καί-C ἵστημι-VAI-AAI3S *ἰακώβ-N---NSM στήλη-N1--ASF ἐπί-P ὁ- A--GSN μνημεῖον-N2N-GSN αὐτός- D--GSF οὗτος- D--NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S στήλη-N1--NSF μνημεῖον-N2N-GSN *ραχηλ-N---GSF ἕως-P ὁ- A--GSF σήμερον-D ἡμέρα-N1A-GSF

22 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δέ-X ἡνίκα-D καταοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM ἐν-P ὁ- A--DSF γῆ-N1--DSF ἐκεῖνος- D--DSF πορεύομαι-VCI-API3S *ρουβην-N---NSM καί-C κοιμάω-VCI-API3S μετά-P *βαλλα-N---GSF ὁ- A--GSF παλλακή-N1--GSF ὁ- A--GSM πατήρ-N3--GSM αὐτός- D--GSM καί-C ἀκούω-VAI-AAI3S *ἰσραήλ-N---NSM καί-C πονηρός-A1A-NSN φαίνω-VDI-API3S ἐναντίον-P αὐτός- D--GSM εἰμί-V9--IAI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰακώβ-N---GSM δώδεκα-M

23 υἱός-N2--NPM *λεια-N---GSF πρωτότοκος-A1B-NSM *ἰακώβ-N---GSM *ρουβην-N---NSM *συμεων-N---NSM *λευί-N---NSM *ἰούδας-N---NSM *ισσαχαρ-N---NSM *ζαβουλων-N---NSM

24 υἱός-N2--NPM δέ-X *ραχηλ-N---GSF *ιωσηφ-N---NSM καί-C *βενιαμίν-N---NSM

25 υἱός-N2--NPM δέ-X *βαλλα-N---GSF παιδίσκη-N1--GSF *ραχηλ-N---GSF *δαν-N---NSM καί-C *νεφθαλι-N---NSM

26 υἱός-N2--NPM δέ-X *ζελφα-N---GSF παιδίσκη-N1--GSF *λεια-N---GSF *γαδ-N---NSM καί-C *ασηρ-N---NSM οὗτος- D--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM *ἰακώβ-N---GSM ὅς- --NPM γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P αὐτός- D--DSM ἐν-P *μεσοποταμία-N1A-DSF ὁ- A--GSF *συρία-N1A-GSF

27 ἔρχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δέ-X *ἰακώβ-N---NSM πρός-P *ισαακ-N---ASM ὁ- A--ASM πατήρ-N3--ASM αὐτός- D--GSM εἰς-P *μαμβρη-N---AS εἰς-P πόλις-N3I-ASF ὁ- A--GSN πεδίον-N2N-GSN οὗτος- D--NSF εἰμί-V9--PAI3S *χεβρων-N---NS ἐν-P γῆ-N1--DSF *χανααν-N----S οὗ-D παραοἰκέω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM καί-C *ισαακ-N---NSM

28 γίγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P δέ-X ὁ- A--NPF ἡμέρα-N1A-NPF *ισαακ-N---GSM ὅς- --APF ζάω-VAI-AAI3S ἔτος-N3E-NPN ἑκατόν-M ὀγδοήκοντα-M

29 καί-C ἐκλείπω-VB--AAPNSM ἀποθνήσκω-VBI-AAI3S καί-C προςτίθημι-VCI-API3S πρός-P ὁ- A--ASN γένος-N3E-ASN αὐτός- D--GSM πρεσβύτερος-A1A-NSMC καί-C πλήρης-A3H-NSM ἡμέρα-N1A-GPF καί-C θάπτω-VAI-AAI3P αὐτός- D--ASM *ησαυ-N---NSM καί-C *ἰακώβ-N---NSM ὁ- A--NPM υἱός-N2--NPM αὐτός- D--GSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #1453

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1453. As regards 'Bethel being towards the sea and Ai towards the east, 1 ' meaning that His state was still obscure, that is to say, so far as cognitions of celestial and spiritual things were concerned, it is one thing to be governed by celestial things, another to be governed by the cognitions of celestial things. Infants and children are governed, more so than adults, by celestial things because of the presence in them of love towards their parents and of love for one another, as well as of innocence. But adults are governed, more so than infants and children, by the cognitions of those celestial things, very many adults not being governed at all by the celestial things of love. Until a person is taught the things of love and faith, he dwells in an obscure state, that is, so far as cognitions are concerned. That state is described here by the statement 'Bethel' was 'towards the sea', that is, 'towards the west', and 'Ai towards the east' 'Bethel', as stated already, means cognitions of celestial things, but 'Ai' the cognitions of worldly things. The former are said to be 'towards the west' when they are in obscurity, for in the Word 'the west' means that which is obscure, while the latter are said to be 'towards the east' when they are in brightness; for in comparison with the west the east is brightness. There is no need to confirm that west and east have these meanings, as they may be evident to anyone without confirmation.

[2] That 'Bethel' means the cognitions of celestial things however may become clear from other places where Bethel is mentioned in the Word, as in the next chapter,

Abram went according to his journeys from the south even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the start, between Bethel and Ai, to the place of the altar that he had made there. Genesis 13:3-4.

Here 'according to his journeys from the south towards Bethel' means advancing into the light of cognitions, and this is why no reference is made in this case to 'Bethel towards the west and Ai towards the east'. When Jacob saw the stairway he said,

This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. And he called the name of this place Bethel. Genesis 28:17, 19.

Here similarly 'Bethel' means knowledge of celestial things, for a person is a 'Bethel', that is, a 'House of God', and a 'Gate of heaven', when he is governed by the celestial things that have been present as cognitions. While a person is being regenerated he is undergoing introduction, which is effected by means of cognitions of spiritual and celestial things; but once he has been regenerated that introduction has been completed, and he is now governed by the celestial and spiritual things that have been present as cognitions. Further on it is said,

God said to Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there; make there an altar to the God who appeared to you. Genesis 35:1, 6-7.

[3] Here similarly 'Bethel' means cognitions.

The presence of the Ark of Jehovah in Bethel, and the visits to that place by the children of Israel to inquire of Jehovah, Judges 20:18, 26-27; 1 Samuel 7:16, 10:3, have similar meanings. So also has the reference to the king of Assyria sending one of the priests whom he had deported from Samaria, who resided in Bethel and was teaching them how to fear Jehovah, 2 Kings 17:27-28.

In Amos,

Amaziah said to Amos, O seer, go, flee to the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there. And do not prophesy any more in Bethel, for this is the king's sanctuary and this is a house of the kingdom. Amos 7:12-13.

[4] After Jeroboam had profaned Bethel, 1 Kings 12:32; 13:1-8; 2 Kings 23:15, Bethel had a contrary representation, as in Hosea 10:15; Amos 3:14-15; 5:5-7. As regards 'Ai' meaning cognitions of worldly things however this too may be confirmed from historical and prophetical parts of the Word, in Joshua 7:2; 8:1-28; Jeremiah 49:3-4.

Footnotes:

1. literally, Bethel from the sea (an idiom for from the west) and Ai from the east

  
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