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1 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *αβραμ-N---DSM εκερχομαι-VB--AAD2S εκ-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF συ- P--GS και-C εκ-P ο- A--GSF συγγενεια-N1A-GSF συ- P--GS και-C εκ-P ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM συ- P--GS εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF αν-X συ- P--DS δεικνυω-VF--FAI1S

2 και-C ποιεω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS εις-P εθνος-N3E-ASN μεγας-A1P-ASN και-C ευλογεω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS και-C μεγαλυνω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN συ- P--GS και-C ειμι-VF--FMI2S ευλογητος-A1--NSM

3 και-C ευλογεω-VF--FAI1S ο- A--APM ευλογεω-V2--PAPAPM συ- P--AS και-C ο- A--APM κατααραομαι-V3--PMPAPM συ- P--AS κατααραομαι-VF--FMI1S και-C ενευλογεω-VC--FPI3P εν-P συ- P--DS πας-A1S-NPF ο- A--NPF φυλη-N1--NPF ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

4 και-C πορευομαι-VCI-API3S *αβραμ-N---NSM καθαπερ-D λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM κυριος-N2--NSM και-C οιχομαι-V1I-IMI3S μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM *λωτ-N---NSM *αβραμ-N---NSM δε-X ειμι-V9--IAI3S ετος-N3E-GPN εβδομηκοντα-M πεντε-M οτε-D εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εκ-P *χαρραν-N---GS

5 και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM ο- A--ASF *σαρα-N---ASF γυνη-N3K-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--ASM *λωτ-N---ASM υιος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSM αδελφος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN υποαρχω-V1--PAPAPN αυτος- D--GPM οσος-A1--APN κταομαι-VAI-AMI3P και-C πας-A1S-ASF ψυχη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF κταομαι-VAI-AMI3P εν-P *χαρραν-N---DS και-C εκερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P πορευομαι-VC--APN εις-P γη-N1--ASF *χανααν-N----S και-C ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3P εις-P γη-N1--ASF *χανααν-N----S

6 και-C διαοδευω-VAI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF εις-P ο- A--ASN μηκος-N3E-ASN αυτος- D--GSF εως-P ο- A--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM *συχεμ-N---GS επι-P ο- A--ASF δρυς-N3U-ASF ο- A--ASF υψηλος-A1--ASF ο- A--NPM δε-X *χαναναιος-N2--NPM τοτε-D καταοικεω-V2I-IAI3P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

7 και-C οραω-VVI-API3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *αβραμ-N---DSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--DSN σπερμα-N3M-DSN συ- P--GS διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF και-C οικοδομεω-VAI-AAI3S εκει-D *αβραμ-N---NSM θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN κυριος-N2--DSM ο- A--DSM οραω-VV--APPDSM αυτος- D--DSM

8 και-C αποιστημι-VHI-AAI3S εκειθεν-D εις-P ο- A--ASN ορος-N3E-ASN κατα-P ανατολη-N1--APF *βαιθηλ-N---GS και-C ιστημι-VAI-AAI3S εκει-D ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM *βαιθηλ-N---NS κατα-P θαλασσα-N1S-ASF και-C *αγγαι-N---NS κατα-P ανατολη-N1--APF και-C οικοδομεω-VAI-AAI3S εκει-D θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM και-C επικαλεω-VAI-AMI3S επι-P ο- A--DSN ονομα-N3M-DSN κυριος-N2--GSM

9 και-C αποαιρω-VAI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM και-C πορευομαι-VC--APPNSM στρατοπεδευω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF

10 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S λιμος-N2--NSM επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF και-C καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF παραοικεω-VA--AAN εκει-D οτι-C ενισχυω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM λιμος-N2--NSM επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

11 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X ηνικα-D εγγιζω-VAI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM ειςερχομαι-VB--AAN εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM *σαρα-N---DSF ο- A--DSF γυνη-N3K-DSF αυτος- D--GSM γιγνωσκω-V1--PAI1S εγω- P--NS οτι-C γυνη-N3K-NSF ευπροσωπος-A1B-NSF ειμι-V9--PAI2S

12 ειμι-VF--FMI3S ουν-X ως-C αν-X οραω-VB--AAS3P συ- P--AS ο- A--NPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--NPM ειπον-VF2-FAI3P οτι-C γυνη-N3K-NSF αυτος- D--GSM ουτος- D--NSF και-C αποκτεινω-VF2-FAI3P εγω- P--AS συ- P--AS δε-X περιποιεω-VF--FMI3P

13 ειπον-VB--AAD2S ουν-X οτι-C αδελφη-N1--NSF αυτος- D--GSM ειμι-V9--PAI1S οπως-C αν-X ευ-D εγω- P--DS γιγνομαι-VB--AMS3S δια-P συ- P--AS και-C ζαω-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSF ψυχη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS ενεκεν-P συ- P--GS

14 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X ηνικα-D ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S *αβραμ-N---NSM εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF οραω-VB--AAPNPM ο- A--NPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--NPM ο- A--ASF γυνη-N3K-ASF οτι-C καλος-A1--NSF ειμι-V9--IAI3S σφοδρα-D

15 και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASF ο- A--NPM αρχων-N3--NPM *φαραω-N---DSM και-C επιαινεω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASF προς-P *φαραω-N---ASM και-C ειςαγω-VBI-AAI3P αυτος- D--ASF εις-P ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM *φαραω-N---GSM

16 και-C ο- A--DSM *αβραμ-N---DSM ευ-D χραω-VAI-AMI3P δια-P αυτος- D--ASF και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3P αυτος- D--DSM προβατον-N2N-NPN και-C μοσχος-N2--NPM και-C ονος-N2--NPM παις-N3D-NPM και-C παιδισκη-N1--NPF ημιονος-N2--NPM και-C καμηλος-N2--NPM

17 και-C εταζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--ASM *φαραω-N---ASM ετασμος-N2--DPM μεγας-A1--DPM και-C πονηρος-A1A-DPM και-C ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM περι-P *σαρα-N---GSF ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF *αβραμ-N---GSM

18 καλεω-VA--AAPNSM δε-X *φαραω-N---NSM ο- A--ASM *αβραμ-N---ASM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S τις- I--ASN ουτος- D--ASN ποιεω-VAI-AAI2S εγω- P--DS οτι-C ου-D αποαγγελλω-VAI-AAI2S εγω- P--DS οτι-C γυνη-N3K-NSF συ- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI3S

19 ινα-C τις- I--ASN ειπον-VAI-AAI2S οτι-C αδελφη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI3S και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI1S αυτος- D--ASF εμαυτου- D--DSM εις-P γυνη-N3K-ASF και-C νυν-D ιδου-I ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF συ- P--GS εναντιον-P συ- P--GS λαμβανω-VB--AAPNSM αποτρεχω-V1--PAD2S

20 και-C εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI3S *φαραω-N---NSM ανηρ-N3--DPM περι-P *αβραμ-N---GSM συν προπεμπω-VA--AAN αυτος- D--ASM και-C ο- A--ASF γυνη-N3K-ASF αυτος- D--GSM και-C πας-A3--APN οσος-A1--APN ειμι-V9--IAI3S αυτος- D--DSM και-C *λωτ-N---ASM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia #795

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795. 'All the high mountains beneath the whole sky were covered' means that all goods stemming from charity were done away with. This is clear from the meaning of 'mountains' among the most ancient people. Among them 'mountains' meant the Lord, for they conducted their worship of Him on mountains because these were the loftiest parts of the earth. Consequently 'mountains' meant heavenly things which they also called 'the most high', and accordingly love and charity, and so the goods that stem from love and charity, which are heavenly things. In the contrary sense also, the people who are haughty are called 'mountains' in the Word, and so mountains also mean self-love. The Most Ancient Church also is meant in the Word by 'mountains' from the fact that mountains rose up above the earth and were nearer so to speak to heaven, where things have their origins.

[2] That 'mountains' means the Lord, and all heavenly things deriving from Him, that is, goods that stem from love and charity, is clear from the following places in the Word. These show what 'mountains' means in particular, for every single detail takes its meaning from the matter to which it applies. In David,

The mountains will bring peace, and the hills, in righteousness. Psalms 72:3.

'Mountains' stands for love to the Lord, 'hills' for love towards the neighbour, such as existed with the Most Ancient Church, which, since it was of such a nature, is also meant in the Word by 'mountains' and therefore 'hills'. In Ezekiel,

On My holy mountain, on the mountain height of Israel, said the Lord Jehovih, there all the house of Israel, all of them that are in the land, will serve Me. Ezekiel 20:40.

Here 'holy mountain' stands for love to the Lord, 'mountain height of Israel' for charity towards the neighbour. In Isaiah,

It will be in the latter days that the mountain of the house Jehovah will be established on the top of the mountains, and raised above the hills. Isaiah 2:2.

This stands for the Lord and consequently for everything heavenly.

[3] In the same prophet,

Jehovah Zebaoth will make for all peoples on this mountain a feast of fat things, and He will swallow up on this mountain the face 1 of the covering. Isaiah 25:6-7.

'Mountain' stands for the Lord and consequently for everything heavenly. In the same prophet,

It will be that on every high mountain, and on every lofty hill, there will be brooks, streams of water. Isaiah 30:25.

'Mountains' stands for goods that stem from love, 'hills' for goods that stem from charity, such goods being the source of truths of faith, which are 'brooks and streams of water'. In the same prophet,

You will have a song as in the night when a feast is hallowed, and joy of heart as when one goes with a flute to come to the mountain of Jehovah, to the Rock of Israel. Isaiah 30:29.

'Mountain of Jehovah' stands for the Lord with reference to goods that stem from love, 'Rock of Israel' for the Lord with reference to goods that stem from charity.

[4] In the same prophet,

Jehovah Zebaoth will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its hill. Isaiah 31:4.

Here and in many other places 'Mount Zion' stands for the Lord and consequently for everything celestial, which is love, and 'hill' for what is celestial but lower, which is charity.

In the same prophet,

Get you up on to the high mountain, O Zion, herald of good tidings; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings. Isaiah 40:9.

'Getting up on to the high mountain and declaring good tidings' is worshipping the Lord from love and charity, which are inmost things, and are therefore also called most high. That which is inmost is referred to as the most high. In the same prophet,

Let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. Isaiah 42:11.

'Inhabitants of the rock' stands for those who abide in charity, 'shouting from the top of the mountains' for worshipping the Lord from love. In the same prophet,

How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of Him who is bringing good tidings, causing peace to be heard, bringing good tidings of good, causing salvation to be heard. Isaiah 52:7

'Bringing good tidings on the mountains' in like manner stands for preaching about the Lord from doctrine concerning love and charity, and for worshipping from these. In the same prophet,

The mountains and the hills will resound before you with song, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Isaiah 55:12.

This stands for worshipping the Lord from love and charity, which are 'the mountains and the hills', and from faith deriving from these, which is 'the trees of the field'.

[5] In the same prophet,

I will set all My mountains as a way, and My pathways will be raised up. Isaiah 49:11.

'Mountains' stands for love and charity, 'way' and 'pathway' for the truths of faith deriving from these, which are said to be 'raised up' when they stem from love and charity, which are inmost. In the same prophet,

He who trusts in Me will take possession in the land, and will inherit My holy mountain. Isaiah 57:13.

This stands for the Lord's kingdom where there is nothing other than love and charity. In the same prophet,

I will bring forth seed from Jacob, and from Judah the heir of My mountains, and My chosen ones will possess it. Isaiah 65:9.

'Mountains' stands for the Lord's kingdom and for celestial goods, and 'Judah' for the celestial Church. In the same prophet,

Thus said the High and Lofty One inhabiting eternity, whose name is the Holy One. I dwell as the High and Holy One Isaiah 57:15.

Here 'high' stands for holy. Consequently 'mountains', on account of their height above the earth, meant the Lord, and holy heavenly things that are His. This also is why it was from Mount Sinai that the Lord proclaimed the Law. Love and charity are also what the Lord means by 'mountains' when, in reference to the close of the age, He says that those who were then in Judaea were to flee to the mountains, Matthew 24:16; Luke 21:21; Mark 13:14. Here 'Judaea' stands for the vastated Church.

Footnotes:

1. literally, the faces

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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2 Kings 14:4

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4 However the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

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