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1 και-C κυριος-N2--NSM επισκεπτω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--ASF *σαρρα-N---ASF καθα-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSF *σαρρα-N---GSF καθα-D λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S

2 και-C συνλαμβανω-VB--AAPNSF τικτω-VBI-AAI3S *σαρρα-N---NSF ο- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM υιος-N2--ASM εις-P ο- A--ASN γηρας-N3--ASN εις-P ο- A--ASM καιρος-N2--ASM καθα-D λαλεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM κυριος-N2--NSM

3 και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--GSM γιγνομαι-VB--AMPGSM αυτος- D--DSM ος- --ASM τικτω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM *σαρρα-N---NSF *ισαακ-N---ASM

4 περιτεμνω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM ο- A--ASM *ισαακ-N---ASM ο- A--DSF ογδοος-A1--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF καθα-D εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI3S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM

5 *αβρααμ-N---NSM δε-X ειμι-V9--IAI3S εκατον-M ετος-N3E-GPN ηνικα-D γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S αυτος- D--DSM *ισαακ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM υιος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSM

6 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *σαρρα-N---NSF γελως-N3T-ASM εγω- P--DS ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM ος- --NSM γαρ-X αν-X ακουω-VA--AAS3S συνχαιρω-VF--FMI3S εγω- P--DS

7 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S τις- I--NSM ανααγγελλω-VF2-FAI3S ο- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM οτι-C θηλαζω-V1--PAI3S παιδιον-N2N-ASN *σαρρα-N---NSF οτι-C τικτω-VBI-AAI3P υιος-N2--ASM εν-P ο- A--DSN γηρας-N3--DSN εγω- P--GS

8 και-C αυξανω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSN παιδιον-N2N-NSN και-C απογαλακτιζω-VSI-API3S και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM δοχη-N1--ASF μεγας-A1--ASF ος- --DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF απογαλακτιζω-VSI-API3S *ισαακ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM υιος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSM

9 οραω-VB--AAPNSF δε-X *σαρρα-N---NSF ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM *αγαρ-N---GSF ο- A--GSF *αιγυπτια-A1--GSF ος- --NSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S ο- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM παιζω-V1--PAPASM μετα-P *ισαακ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSF

10 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM εκβαλλω-VB--AAD2S ο- A--ASF παιδισκη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF και-C ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSF ου-D γαρ-X κληρονομεω-VF--FAI3S ο- A--NSM υιος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSF παιδισκη-N1--GSF ουτος- D--GSF μετα-P ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM εγω- P--GS *ισαακ-N---GSM

11 σκληρος-A1A-NSN δε-X φαινω-VDI-API3S ο- A--NSN ρημα-N3M-NSN σφοδρα-D εναντιον-P *αβρααμ-N---GSM περι-P ο- A--GSM υιος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM

12 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM μη-D σκληρος-A1A-NSN ειμι-V9--PAD3S ο- A--NSN ρημα-N3M-NSN εναντιον-P συ- P--GS περι-P ο- A--GSN παιδιον-N2N-GSN και-C περι-P ο- A--GSF παιδισκη-N1--GSF πας-A3--APN οσος-A1--APN εαν-C ειπον-VBI-AAS3S συ- P--DS *σαρρα-N---NSF ακουω-V1--PAD2S ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF αυτος- D--GSF οτι-C εν-P *ισαακ-N---DSM καλεω-VC--FPI3S συ- P--DS σπερμα-N3M-NSN

13 και-C ο- A--ASM υιος-N2--ASM δε-X ο- A--GSF παιδισκη-N1--GSF ουτος- D--GSF εις-P εθνος-N3E-ASN μεγας-A1P-ASN ποιεω-VA--AAS1S αυτος- D--ASM οτι-C σπερμα-N3M-NSN σος-A1--NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S

14 αναιστημι-VHI-AAI3S δε-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM ο- A--ASN πρωι-D και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S αρτος-N2--APM και-C ασκος-N2--ASM υδωρ-N3T-GSN και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S *αγαρ-N---DSF και-C επιτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASM ωμος-N2--ASM και-C ο- A--ASN παιδιον-N2N-ASN και-C αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASF αποερχομαι-VB--AAPNSF δε-X πλαναω-V3I-IMI3S ο- A--ASF ερημος-N2--ASF κατα-P ο- A--ASN φρεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--GSM ορκος-N2--GSM

15 εκλειπω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X ο- A--NSN υδωρ-N3--NSN εκ-P ο- A--GSM ασκος-N2--GSM και-C ριπτω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN παιδιον-N2N-ASN υποκατω-P εις-A1A-GSF ελατη-N1--GSF

16 αποερχομαι-VB--AAPNSF δε-X καθημαι-V1I-IMI3S απεναντι-P αυτος- D--GSM μακροθεν-D ωσει-D τοξον-N2N-GSN βολη-N1--ASF ειπον-VBI-AAI3S γαρ-X ου-D μη-D οραω-VB--AAS1S ο- A--ASM θανατος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSN παιδιον-N2N-GSN εγω- P--GS και-C καταιζω-VAI-AAI3S απεναντι-P αυτος- D--GSM αναβοαω-VA--AAPNSN δε-X ο- A--NSN παιδιον-N2N-NSN κλαιω-VAI-AAI3S

17 ειςακουω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN παιδιον-N2N-GSN εκ-P ο- A--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM ου-D ειμι-V9--IAI3S και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S αγγελος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM ο- A--ASF *αγαρ-N---ASF εκ-P ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSF τις- I--NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S *αγαρ-N---VSF μη-D φοβεω-V2--PMD2S επιακουω-VX--XAI3S γαρ-X ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF ο- A--GSN παιδιον-N2N-GSN συ- P--GS εκ-P ο- A--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM ου-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S

18 αναιστημι-VH--AAD2S λαμβανω-VB--AAD2S ο- A--ASN παιδιον-N2N-ASN και-C κρατεω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--DSF χειρ-N3--DSF συ- P--GS αυτος- D--ASN εις-P γαρ-X εθνος-N3E-ASN μεγας-A1P-ASN ποιεω-VF--FAI1S αυτος- D--ASM

19 και-C αναοιγω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--APM οφθαλμος-N2--APM αυτος- D--GSF και-C οραω-VBI-AAI3S φρεαρ-N3T-ASN υδωρ-N3T-GSN ζαω-V3--PAPGSN και-C πορευομαι-VCI-API3S και-C πιμπλημι-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM ασκος-N2--ASM υδωρ-N3T-GSN και-C ποτιζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN παιδιον-N2N-ASN

20 και-C ειμι-V9--IAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM μετα-P ο- A--GSN παιδιον-N2N-GSN και-C αυξανω-VCI-API3S και-C καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X τοξοτης-N1M-NSM

21 και-C καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF ερημος-N2--DSF ο- A--DSF *φαραν-N---ASF και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NSF μητηρ-N3--NSF γυνη-N3K-ASF εκ-P γη-N1--GSF *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF

22 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X εν-P ο- A--DSM καιρος-N2--DSM εκεινος- D--DSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM και-C *οχοζαθ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM νυμφαγωγος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C *φικολ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM αρχιστρατηγος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSF δυναμις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GSM προς-P *αβρααμ-N---ASM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM μετα-P συ- P--GS εν-P πας-A3--DPN ος- --DPN εαν-C ποιεω-V2--PAS2S

23 νυν-D ουν-X ομνυμι-VA--AAD2S εγω- P--DS ο- A--ASM θεος-N2--ASM μη-D αδικεω-VF--FAN εγω- P--AS μηδε-C ο- A--ASN σπερμα-N3M-ASN εγω- P--GS μηδε-C ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN εγω- P--GS αλλα-C κατα-P ο- A--ASF δικαιοσυνη-N1--ASF ος- --ASF ποιεω-VAI-AAI1S μετα-P συ- P--GS ποιεω-VF--FAI2S μετα-P εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF ος- --DSF συ- P--NS παραοικεω-VAI-AAI2S εν-P αυτος- D--DSF

24 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM εγω- P--NS ομνυμι-VF--FMI1S

25 και-C ελεγχω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ο- A--ASM *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM περι-P ο- A--GPN φρεαρ-N3T-GPN ο- A--GSN υδωρ-N3T-GSN ος- --GPN αποαιρεω-VBI-AMI3P ο- A--NPM παις-N3D-NPM ο- A--GSM *αβιμελεχ-N---GSM

26 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ου-D γιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI1S τις- I--NSM ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN πραγμα-N3M-ASN ουτος- D--ASN ουδε-C συ- P--NS εγω- P--DS αποαγγελλω-VAI-AAI2S ουδε-C εγω- P--NS ακουω-VAI-AAI1S αλλα-C η-C σημερον-D

27 και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM προβατον-N2N-APN και-C μοσχος-N2--APM και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM *αβιμελεχ-N---DSM και-C διατιθημι-VEI-AMI3P αμφοτεροι-A1A-NPM διαθηκη-N1--ASF

28 και-C ιστημι-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM επτα-M αμνας-N3D-APF προβατον-N2N-GPN μονος-A1--APF

29 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ο- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---DSM τις- I--NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3P ο- A--NPF επτα-M αμνας-N3D-NPF ο- A--GPN προβατον-N2N-GPN ουτος- D--GPN ος- --APF ιστημι-VAI-AAI2S μονος-A1--APF

30 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM οτι-C ο- A--APF επτα-M αμνας-N3D-APF ουτος- D--APF λαμβανω-VF--FMI2S παρα-P εγω- P--GS ινα-C ειμι-V9--PAS3P εγω- P--DS εις-P μαρτυριον-N2N-ASN οτι-C εγω- P--NS ορυσσω-VAI-AAI1S ο- A--ASN φρεαρ-N3T-ASN ουτος- D--ASN

31 δια-P ουτος- D--ASN επιονομαζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM εκεινος- D--GSM *φρεαρ-N3T-NSN ορκισμος-N2--GSM οτι-C εκει-D ομνυμι-VAI-AAI3P αμφοτεροι-A1A-NPM

32 και-C διατιθημι-VEI-AMI3P διαθηκη-N1--ASF εν-P ο- A--DSN φρεαρ-N3T-DSN ο- A--GSM ορκος-N2--GSM αναιστημι-VHI-AAI3S δε-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM και-C *οχοζαθ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM νυμφαγωγος-N2--NSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C *φικολ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM αρχιστρατηγος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSF δυναμις-N3I-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C επιστρεφω-VAI-AAI3P εις-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ο- A--GPM *φυλιστιιμ-N---GPM

33 και-C φυτευω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM αρουρα-N1A-ASF επι-P ο- A--DSN φρεαρ-N3T-DSN ο- A--GSM ορκος-N2--GSM και-C επικαλεω-VAI-AMI3S εκει-D ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN κυριος-N2--GSM θεος-N2--NSM αιωνιος-A1B-NSM

34 παραοικεω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *αβρααμ-N---NSM εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF ο- A--GPM *φυλιστιιμ-N---GPM ημερα-N1A-APF πολυς-A1--APF

   

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Arcana Coelestia #9340

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9340. 'And I will set your boundary from the Sea Suph even to the Sea of the Philistines' means the full range of truths from factual ones to interior truths of faith. This is clear from the meaning of 'setting the boundary from one place to another', when it refers to spiritual truths, as the full range; from the meaning of 'the Sea Suph' as truths on the levels of the senses and of factual knowledge, which are the lowest levels of the human mind (the Sea Suph was the final boundary of the land of Egypt, and 'Egypt' means factual knowledge in both senses, that is, true factual knowledge and false, 1164, 1165, 1186, 1462, 2588, 4749, 4964, 4966, 5700, 6004, 6015, 6125, 6651, 6679, 6683, 6692, 6750, 7779 (end), 7926, 8146, 8148; in this instance true factual knowledge is meant since the subject is the full range of spiritual matters of faith among the children of Israel, who represented the spiritual Church, 4286, 4598, 6426, 6637, 6862, 6868, 7035, 7062, 7198, 7201, 7215, 7223, 8805); and from the meaning of 'the Sea of the Philistines' as interior truths of faith. The reason why these truths are meant by 'the Sea of the Philistines' is that the sea where Tyre and Sidon lay was the boundary of the land of Philistia, and 'Tyre and Sidon' means cognitions or knowledge of truth and good, 1201, while 'the land of Philistia' means the knowledge of interior matters of faith, 1197, 2504, 2726, 3463.

[2] Since 'the land of Canaan' represented the Lord's kingdom, which is heaven and the Church, all places in the land therefore meant such things as form part of the Lord's kingdom, or heaven and the Church, which things are called celestial and spiritual, and are connected with the good of love to the Lord and the truths of faith in Him. For this reason the seas and rivers which were boundaries meant the final limits there, and therefore 'from sea to sea' or 'from river to river' meant the full range of those things, as may be seen in 1585, 1866, 4116, 4240, 6516. From all this it becomes clear that 'the boundary from the Sea Suph even to the Sea of the Philistines' means the range of spiritual things, which are matters of truth, from external ones to internal, thus truths ranging from factual ones to interior truths of faith. But the range of celestial things, which are aspects of the good of love, is described next by the words 'from the wilderness even to the River'. The fact that places belonging to the land of Canaan, including seas and rivers, mean such things in the Word, has been shown in explanations everywhere.

[3] What the full range of truths from factual ones to interior truths of faith is must be stated briefly. Truths which exist in the external man are called factual ones, but truths which exist in the internal man are called interior truths of faith. Factual truths reside in a person's memory, and when they are brought out from there they pass into the person's immediate awareness. But interior truths of faith are truths of life itself which are inscribed on the internal man, but few of which show up in the memory. These however are matters which will in the Lord's Divine mercy be spoken of more fully elsewhere. Factual truths and interior truths of faith were meant in Genesis 1:6-7 by the waters under the expanse and the waters above the expanse, 24; for the first chapter of Genesis deals in the internal sense with the new creation or the regeneration of a member of the celestial Church.

[4] The reason why 'Philistia', which also bordered on the land of Canaan as far as Tyre and Sidon, meant the interior truths of faith was that there also the representative Ancient Church had existed, as is evident from the remnants of Divine worship among them which are alluded to in historical sections and prophetical parts of the Word in which the Philistines and the land of Philistia are the subject, such as - in the prophetical parts - Jeremiah 25:20; Jeremiah 47:1-end; Ezekiel 16:27, 57; 25:15-16; Amos 1:8; Zephaniah 2:5; Zechariah 9:6; Psalms 56:1; 1 60:8; 83:7; 108:9. The situation with the Philistines was the same as it was with all the nations in the land of Canaan, in that they represented the Church's forms of good and its truths, and also evils and falsities. When the representative Ancient Church existed among them they represented celestial things which were aspects of good and spiritual things which were matters of truth. But when they fell away from true representative worship they began to represent devilish things which were aspects of evil and hellish things which were matters of falsity. This is the reason why 'Philistia', like all the other nations belonging to the land of Canaan in the Word, means either forms of good and truths, or else evils and falsities.

[5] The fact that interior truths of faith are meant by 'the Philistines' is clear in David,

Glorious things are to be spoken in you, O city of God. I will mention Rahab and Babel among those who know Me; also Philistia and Tyre, with Ethiopia. The latter was born here. 2 Psalms 87:3-4.

'The city of God' means teachings presenting the truth of faith that are drawn from the Word, 402, 2268, 2449, 2712, 2943, 3216, 4492, 4493, 5297; 'Tyre' means cognitions or knowledge of truth and good, 1201, and so does 'Ethiopia', 116, 117. From this it is evident that 'Philistia' means knowledge of the truths of faith.

[6] In Amos,

Are you not like the children of the Ethiopians to Me, O children of Israel? Did I not cause Israel to come up from the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? Amos 9:7.

This refers to the corruption and destruction of the Church after it had been established. 'The children of the Ethiopians' here are those in possession of cognitions of goodness and truth, which they use to substantiate evils and falsities, 1163, 1164. 'The children of Israel from the land of Egypt' are those who had been brought to spiritual truths and forms of good by means of factual truths, 'the children of Israel' being people in possession of spiritual truths and forms of good, thus in the abstract sense spiritual truths and forms of good, see 5414, 5801, 5803, 5806, 5812, 5817, 5819, 5826, 5833, 5879, 5951, 7957, 8234, and 'the land of Egypt' being factual truth, as shown above. The same is meant by 'the Philistines from Caphtor' and by 'the Syrians from Kir', to whom they are therefore likened. 'The Philistines from Caphtor' are people who had been brought to interior truths by means of exterior ones, but who perverted them and used them to substantiate falsities and evils, 1197, 1198, 3412, 3413, 3762, 8093, 8096, 8099, 8313, whereas 'the Syrians from Kir' are those who were in possession of cognitions of goodness and truth, which they likewise perverted, 1232, 1234, 3051, 3249, 3664, 3680, 4112.

[7] In Jeremiah,

... because of the day that is coming to lay waste all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that is left, for Jehovah is laying waste the Philistines, the remnants of the island of Caphtor. Jeremiah 47:4.

The subject in Jeremiah 47 is the laying waste of the Church's truths of faith, interior truths of faith being meant by 'the Philistines' and exterior truths by 'the remnants of the island of Caphtor'.

[8] In Joel,

What have you to do with Me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the borders of Philistia? Swiftly I will return your recompense upon your own head, inasmuch as you have taken My silver and My gold, and My good and desirable treasures you have carried into your temples. Joel 3:4-5.

'All the borders of Philistia' stands for all the interior and the exterior truths of faith; 'carrying silver and gold, and good and desirable treasures into their temples' stands for perverting truths and forms of good, and profaning them by putting them together with evils and falsities. For the meaning of 'silver and gold' as truths and forms of good, see 1551, 2954, 5658, 6112, 6914, 6917, 8932.

[9] In Obadiah,

At that time those in the south will be the heirs of the mountain of Esau, and of the plain of the Philistines, and they will become the heirs of the field of Ephraim; but Benjamin [will be the heir] of Gilead. Obad. verse 19.

This refers to the establishment of the Church; but spiritual things are implied by the names. 'Those in the south' are people who dwell in the light of truth, 1458, 3195, 3708, 5672, 5962; 'the mountain of Esau' is the good of love, 3300, 3322, 3494, 3504, 3576; 'the plain of the Philistines' is the truth of faith, 'the plain' being also that which constitutes matters of doctrine about faith, 2418; 'Ephraim' is the Church's power of understanding, 3969, 5354, 6222, 6234, 6238, 6267; 'Benjamin' is the Church's spiritual-celestial truth, 3969, 4592, 5686, 5689, 6440; and 'Gilead' is the corresponding exterior good, 4117, 4124, 4747.

[10] In Isaiah,

He will gather the outcasts of Israel, and will assemble the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. They will fly down onto the shoulder of the Philistines towards the sea, together they will plunder the sons of the east. Isaiah 11:12, 14.

Here 'Israel' and 'Judah' are not used to mean Israel and Judah; rather, 'Israel' means those who are governed by the good of faith, and 'Judah' those who are governed by the good of love. 'Flying down onto the shoulder of the Philistines' stands for receiving and taking into possession interior truths of faith; and 'plundering the sons of the east' stands for receiving and taking into possession interior forms of the good of faith, for 'the sons of the east' are people who are governed by forms of the good of faith and with whom cognitions or knowledge of good exists, 3249. 3762. For the meaning of 'plundering' as receiving and taking into possession, see what has been shown in 6914, 6917, regarding the plundering of the Egyptians by the children of Israel.

[11] Since 'the land of Philistia' meant knowledge of the interior truths of faith, and since Abraham and Isaac represented the Lord, and the sojourning of these two in places meant instruction received by the Lord in the truths and forms of the good of faith and love, which belong to God's wisdom, therefore - to provide a figurative representation of this - Abraham was commanded to sojourn in Philistia, Genesis 20:1-end, and so too was Isaac, Genesis 26:1-24. Therefore also Abimelech king of the Philistines made a covenant with Abraham, Genesis 21:22-end, and also with Isaac, Genesis 26:26-end. Regarding all this, see the explanations to those chapters.

Footnotes:

1. i.e. in the superscription or heading of this Psalm

2. i.e. in the city of God, see 1164:7.

  
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