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Genesis 26

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1 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X λιμος-N2--NSM επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF χωρις-P ο- A--GSM λιμος-N2--GSM ο- A--GSM προτερον-D ος- --NSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSM χρονος-N2--DSM ο- A--DSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM πορευομαι-VCI-API3S δε-X *ισαακ-N---NSM προς-P *αβιμελεχ-N---ASM βασιλευς-N3V-ASM *φυλιστιιμ-N---GPM εις-P *γεραρα-N2--AS

2 οραω-VVI-API3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM κυριος-N2--NSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S μη-D καταβαινω-VZ--AAS2S εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF καταοικεω-VA--AAD2S δε-X εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF ος- --DSF αν-X συ- P--DS ειπον-VBI-AAS1S

3 και-C παραοικεω-V2--PAD2S εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF ουτος- D--DSF και-C ειμι-VF--FMI1S μετα-P συ- P--GS και-C ευλογεω-VF--FAI1S συ- P--AS συ- P--DS γαρ-X και-C ο- A--DSN σπερμα-N3M-DSN συ- P--GS διδωμι-VF--FAI1S πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF και-C ιστημι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--ASM ορκος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GS ος- --ASM ομνυμι-VAI-AAI1S *αβρααμ-N---DSM ο- A--DSM πατηρ-N3--DSM συ- P--GS

4 και-C πληθυνω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASN σπερμα-N3M-ASN συ- P--GS ως-C ο- A--APM αστηρ-N3--APM ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C διδωμι-VF--FAI1S ο- A--DSN σπερμα-N3M-DSN συ- P--GS πας-A1S-ASF ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF ουτος- D--ASF και-C ενευλογεω-VC--FPI3P εν-P ο- A--DSN σπερμα-N3M-DSN συ- P--GS πας-A3--NSN ο- A--NPN εθνος-N3E-NPN ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

5 αντι-P ος- --GPM υποακουω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM συ- P--GS ο- A--GSF εμος-A1--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF και-C φυλασσω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APN προσταγμα-N3M-APN εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--APF εντολη-N1A-APF εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--APN δικαιωμα-N3--APN εγω- P--GS και-C ο- A--APN νομιμος-A1--APN εγω- P--GS

6 και-C καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S *ισαακ-N---NSM εν-P *γεραρα-N2--DP

7 επιερωταω-VAI-AAI3P δε-X ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM περι-P *ρεβεκκα-N---GSF ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αδελφη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI3S φοβεω-VCI-API3S γαρ-X ειπον-VBI-AAN οτι-C γυνη-N3K-NSF εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI3S μηποτε-D αποκτεινω-VA--AAS3P αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--GSM τοπος-N2--GSM περι-P *ρεβεκκα-N---GSF οτι-C ωραιος-A1A-NSF ο- A--DSF οψις-N3I-DSF ειμι-V9--IAI3S

8 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X πολυχρονιος-A1B-NSM εκει-D παρακυπτω-VA--AAPNSM δε-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM βασιλευς-N3V-NSM *γεραρα-N2--NP δια-P ο- A--GSF θυρις-N3D-GSF οραω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--ASM *ισαακ-N---ASM παιζω-V1--PAPASM μετα-P *ρεβεκκα-N---GSF ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF αυτος- D--GSM

9 καλεω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM ο- A--ASM *ισαακ-N---ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM αρα-X γε-X γυνη-N3K-NSF συ- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI3S τις- I--ASN οτι-C ειπον-VAI-AAI2S αδελφη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GS ειμι-V9--PAI3S ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM *ισαακ-N---NSM ειπον-VAI-AAI1S γαρ-X μηποτε-D αποθνησκω-VB--AAS1S δια-P αυτος- D--ASF

10 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM τις- I--ASN ουτος- D--ASN ποιεω-VAI-AAI2S εγω- P--DP μικρος-A1A-GSM κοιμαω-VCI-API3S τις- I--NSM ο- A--GSN γενος-N3E-GSN εγω- P--GS μετα-P ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF συ- P--GS και-C επιαγω-VBI-AAI2S επι-P εγω- P--AP αγνοια-N1A-ASF

11 συντασσω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM πας-A3--DSM ο- A--DSM λαος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM πας-A3--NSM ο- A--NSM απτομαι-V1--PMPNSM ο- A--GSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM ουτος- D--GSM η-C ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF αυτος- D--GSM θανατος-N2--GSM ενοχος-A1B-NSM ειμι-VF--FMI3S

12 σπειρω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X *ισαακ-N---NSM εν-P ο- A--DSF γη-N1--DSF εκεινος- D--DSF και-C ευρισκω-VB--AAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSM ενιαυτος-N2--DSM εκεινος- D--DSM εκατοστευω-V1--PAPASF κριθη-N1--ASF ευλογεω-VA--AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--ASM κυριος-N2--NSM

13 και-C υψοω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM και-C προβαινω-V1--PAPNSM μεγας-A3C-NSMC γιγνομαι-V1I-IMI3S εως-P ος- --GSM μεγας-A1P-NSM γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S σφοδρα-D

14 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM κτηνος-N3E-NPN προβατον-N2N-GPN και-C κτηνος-N3E-NPN βους-N3--GPM και-C γεωργιον-N2N-NPN πολυς-A1--NPN ζηλοω-VAI-AAI3P δε-X αυτος- D--ASM ο- A--NPM *φυλιστιιμ-N---NPM

15 και-C πας-A3--APN ο- A--APN φρεαρ-N3T-APN ος- --APN ορυσσω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM παις-N3D-NPM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSM εν-P ο- A--DSM χρονος-N2--DSM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSM ενφρασσω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--APN ο- A--NPM *φυλιστιιμ-N---NPM και-C πιμπλημι-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--APN γη-N1--GSF

16 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM προς-P *ισαακ-N---ASM αποερχομαι-VB--AAD2S απο-P εγω- P--GP οτι-C δυνατος-A1--NSMC εγω- P--GP γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI2S σφοδρα-D

17 και-C αποερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εκειθεν-D *ισαακ-N---NSM και-C καταλυω-VAI-AAI3S εν-P ο- A--DSF φαραγξ-N3G-DSF *γεραρα-N2--GP και-C καταοικεω-VAI-AAI3S εκει-D

18 και-C παλιν-D *ισαακ-N---NSM ορυσσω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--APN φρεαρ-N3T-APN ο- A--GSN υδωρ-N3T-GSN ος- --APN ορυσσω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM παις-N3D-NPM *αβρααμ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ενφρασσω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--APN ο- A--NPM *φυλιστιιμ-N---NPM μετα-P ο- A--ASN αποθνησκω-VB--AAN *αβρααμ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM αυτος- D--GSM και-C επιονομαζω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM ονομα-N3M-APN κατα-P ο- A--APN ονομα-N3M-APN ος- --APN επιονομαζω-VAI-AAI3S *αβρααμ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM αυτος- D--GSM

19 και-C ορυσσω-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM παις-N3D-NPM *ισαακ-N---GSM εν-P ο- A--DSF φαραγξ-N3G-DSF *γεραρα-N2--GP και-C ευρισκω-VB--AAI3P εκει-D φρεαρ-N3T-ASN υδωρ-N3T-GSN ζαω-V3--PAPGSN

20 και-C μαχομαι-VAI-AMI3P ο- A--NPM ποιμην-N3--NPM *γεραρα-N2--GP μετα-P ο- A--GPM ποιμην-N3--GPM *ισαακ-N---GSM φασκω-V1--PAPNPM αυτος- D--GPM ειμι-V9--PAN ο- A--ASN υδωρ-N3--ASN και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--GSN φρεαρ-N3T-GSN *αδικια-N1A-NSF αδικεω-VAI-AAI3P γαρ-X αυτος- D--ASM

21 αποαιρω-VA--AAPNSM δε-X *ισαακ-N---NSM εκειθεν-D ορυσσω-VAI-AAI3S φρεαρ-N3T-ASN ετερος-A1A-ASN κρινω-V1I-IMI3P δε-X και-C περι-P εκεινος- D--GSM και-C επιονομαζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *εχθρια-N1A-NSF

22 αποαιρω-VA--AAPNSM δε-X εκειθεν-D ορυσσω-VAI-AAI3S φρεαρ-N3T-ASN ετερος-A1A-ASN και-C ου-D μαχομαι-VAI-AMI3P περι-P αυτος- D--GSM και-C επιονομαζω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *ευρυχωρια-N1A-NSF λεγω-V1--PAPNSM διοτι-C νυν-D πλατυνω-V1I-IAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM εγω- P--DP και-C αυξανω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--AP επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

23 αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3S δε-X εκειθεν-D επι-P ο- A--ASN φρεαρ-N3T-ASN ο- A--GSM ορκος-N2--GSM

24 και-C οραω-VVI-API3S αυτος- D--DSM κυριος-N2--NSM εν-P ο- A--DSF νυξ-N3--DSF εκεινος- D--DSF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI1S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM *αβρααμ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM πατηρ-N3--GSM συ- P--GS μη-D φοβεω-V2--PMD2S μετα-P συ- P--GS γαρ-X ειμι-V9--PAI1S και-C ευλογεω-VX--XAI1S συ- P--AS και-C πληθυνω-VF2-FAI1S ο- A--ASN σπερμα-N3M-ASN συ- P--GS δια-P *αβρααμ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM συ- P--GS

25 και-C οικοδομεω-VAI-AAI3S εκει-D θυσιαστηριον-N2N-ASN και-C επικαλεω-VAI-AMI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN κυριος-N2--GSM και-C πηγνυμι-VAI-AAI3S εκει-D ο- A--ASF σκηνη-N1--ASF αυτος- D--GSM ορυσσω-VAI-AAI3P δε-X εκει-D ο- A--NPM παις-N3D-NPM *ισαακ-N---GSM φρεαρ-N3T-ASN

26 και-C *αβιμελεχ-N---NSM πορευομαι-VCI-API3S προς-P αυτος- D--ASM απο-P *γεραρα-N2--GP 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

27 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM *ισαακ-N---NSM ινα-C τις- I--ASN ερχομαι-VAI-AAI2P προς-P εγω- P--AS συ- P--NP δε-X μισεω-VAI-AAI2P εγω- P--AS και-C αποστελλω-VAI-AAI2P εγω- P--AS απο-P συ- P--GP

28 και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P οραω-VB--AAPNPM οραω-VX--XAI1P οτι-C ειμι-V9--IAI3S κυριος-N2--NSM μετα-P συ- P--GS και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI1P γιγνομαι-VB--AMD3S αρα-N1A-NSF ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM εγω- P--GP και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM συ- P--GS και-C διατιθημι-VF--FMI1P μετα-P συ- P--GS διαθηκη-N1--ASF

29 μη-D ποιεω-VF--FAN μετα-P εγω- P--GP κακος-A1--ASN καθοτι-D εγω- P--NP συ- P--AS ου-D βδελυσσω-VAI-AMI1P και-C ος- --ASM τροπος-N2--ASM χραω-VAI-AMI1P συ- P--DS καλως-D και-C εκ αποστελλω-VAI-AAI1P συ- P--AS μετα-P ειρηνη-N1--GSF και-C νυν-D συ- P--NS ευλογητος-A1--NSM υπο-P κυριος-N2--GSM

30 και-C ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM δοχη-N1--ASF και-C εσθιω-VBI-AAI3P και-C πινω-VBI-AAI3P

31 και-C αναιστημι-VH--AAPNPM ο- A--ASN πρωι-D ομνυμι-VAI-AAI3P ανθρωπος-N2--NSM ο- A--DSM πλησιον-D αυτος- D--GSM και-C εκ αποστελλω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM *ισαακ-N---NSM και-C αποοιχομαι-V1I-IMI3P απο-P αυτος- D--GSM μετα-P σωτηρια-N1A-GSF

32 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X εν-P ο- A--DSF ημερα-N1A-DSF εκεινος- D--DSF και-C παραγιγνομαι-VB--AMPNPM ο- A--NPM παις-N3D-NPM *ισαακ-N---GSM αποαγγελλω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DSM περι-P ο- A--GSN φρεαρ-N3T-GSN ος- --GSN ορυσσω-VAI-AAI3P και-C ειπον-VAI-AAI3P ου-D ευρισκω-VB--AAI1P υδωρ-N3--ASN

33 και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--ASN *ορκος-N2--NSM δια-P ουτος- D--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN ο- A--DSF πολις-N3I-DSF *φρεαρ-N3T-NSN ορκος-N2--GSM εως-P ο- A--GSF σημερον-D ημερα-N1A-GSF

34 ειμι-V9--IAI3S δε-X *ησαυ-N---NSM ετος-N3E-GPN τεσσαρακοντα-M και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S γυνη-N3K-ASF *ιουδιν-N---ASF ο- A--ASF θυγατηρ-N3--ASF *βεηρ-N---GSM ο- A--GSM *χετταιος-N2--GSM και-C ο- A--ASF *βασεμμαθ-N---ASF θυγατηρ-N3--ASF *αιλων-N---GSM ο- A--GSM *ευαιος-N2--GSM

35 και-C ειμι-V9--IAI3P εριζω-V1--PAPNPF ο- A--DSM *ισαακ-N---DSM και-C ο- A--DSF *ρεβεκκα-N---DSF

   

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Arcana Coelestia #3413

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3413. And filled them with dust. That this signifies by means of earthly things, that is, by the loves of self and of gain, is evident from the signification of “dust,” as being that which is of this nature (n. 249). The meaning is that those called “Philistines” (that is, those who are not in life but in doctrine) obliterate interior truths by earthly loves, which are the love of self and of gain; from these loves they were called the “uncircumcised” (n. 2039, 2044, 2056, 2632). For they who are in these loves cannot but fill the wells of Abraham with dust (that is, obliterate the interior truths of the Word by earthly things), because from these loves they cannot possibly see spiritual things (that is, the things which are of the light of truth from the Lord); for these loves induce darkness, and darkness extinguishes this light. For as before said (n. 3412), on the approach of the light of truth from the Lord, they who are in doctrine only, and not in life, are in total darkness and stupor, and even become angry, and in every way busy themselves to dissipate truths; for the love of self and of gain is of such a nature that it cannot endure the near approach of anything of truth from the Divine. Nevertheless such persons can glory and take pride in the fact that they know truths, nay, they preach them from a kind of zeal; but it is the fires of those loves that kindle and arouse them, and their zeal is merely a fervor thence derived, as is sufficiently evident from the fact that they can preach against their own veriest life with a like zeal or fervor. These are the earthly things by which the Word itself, which is the fountain of all truth, is blocked up.

  
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Arcana Coelestia #2039

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2039. That every male be circumcised. That this signifies purity, is evident from the representation and derivative signification in the internal sense of “circumcising.” Circumcision, or the cutting off of the foreskin, signified the removal and wiping away of those things that were impeding and defiling celestial love, and which are the evils of cupidities (especially the evils of the cupidities of the love of self) and the derivative falsities. The reason of this signification is that the organs of generation, in both sexes, represent celestial love. There are loves of three kinds that constitute the celestial things of the Lord’s kingdom, namely, conjugial love, love for infants, and the love for society, or mutual love. Conjugial love is the principal love of all, because it has within it the end of greatest use, namely, the propagation of the human race, and thereby of the Lord’s kingdom, of which it is the seminary. Love toward infants follows next, being derived from conjugial love; and then comes the love for society, or mutual love. Whatever covers up, obstructs, and defiles these loves, is signified by the foreskin; and the cutting off of this, or circumcision, was therefore made representative; for insofar as the evils of cupidities, and the falsities derived from them are removed, insofar the man is purified; and insofar celestial love can appear. How contrary to celestial love, and how filthy, is the love of self, has been stated and shown above (n. 760, 1307, 1308, 1321, 1594, 2045, 2057). From what has now been said, it is clear that in the internal sense “circumcision” signifies purity.

[2] That circumcision is only a sign of covenant, or of conjunction, may be plainly seen from considering that the circumcision of the foreskin amounts to nothing at all without the circumcision of the heart; and that it is the circumcision of the heart, or purification from the filthy loves above referred to that is signified by it, as is plainly evident from the following passages in the Word.

In Moses:

Jehovah thy God will circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love Jehovah thy God in thy whole heart, and in thy whole soul, that thou mayest live (Deuteronomy 30:6);

from which it is evident that to “circumcise the heart” is to be purified from filthy loves, in order that Jehovah God, or the Lord, may be loved with all the heart and with all the soul.

[3] In Jeremiah:

Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns; circumcise yourselves unto Jehovah, and take away the foreskin of your heart, O man of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 4:3-4);

to “circumcise one’s self to Jehovah, and remove the foreskin of the heart,” is to remove such things as obstruct heavenly love; all which shows that the circumcision of the heart is an interior thing that is signified by the circumcision of the foreskin.

In Moses:

Ye shall circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and shall no longer harden your neck, doing the judgment of the orphan and the widow, and loving the stranger to give him bread and raiment (Deuteronomy 10:16, 18); where also it is clear that to “circumcise the foreskin of the heart” is to be purified from the evils of filthy loves and from the falsities derived from them. The celestial things of love are described by these works of charity, namely, “doing the judgment of the orphan and the widow,” and “loving the stranger to give him bread and raiment.”

[4] In Jeremiah:

Behold, the days come in which I will visit upon everyone that is circumcised in the foreskin, upon Egypt, and upon Judah, and upon Edom, and upon the sons of Ammon, and upon Moab, and upon all that are cut off at the corner, that dwell in the wilderness; for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart (Jeremiah 9:25-26); where it is evident that circumcision is significative of purification, for they are called the “circumcised in the foreskin,” but still are reckoned among the uncircumcised nations, as are even the Jews; and Israel is said to be “uncircumcised in heart.” And it is the same in Moses:

If then their uncircumcised heart be humbled (Leviticus 26:41).

[5] That by the “foreskin” and by “one that is uncircumcised” is signified uncleanness, is evident in Isaiah:

Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on the garments of thy beauty, O Jerusalem, the city of holiness; for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean (Isaiah 52:1).

By “Zion” is meant the celestial church, and by “Jerusalem” the spiritual church, into which what is “uncircumcised,” that is, the “unclean,” shall not enter.

[6] That circumcision is a sign of a covenant, or a token of conjunction, is clearly evident from the fact that the like was represented by means of the fruits of trees, which also were to be circumcised, concerning which in Moses:

When ye shall have come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees of food, ye shall circumcise the foreskin thereof, its fruit; three years shall they be unto you as uncircumcised, it shall not be eaten; and in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holiness for praises unto Jehovah (Leviticus 19:23-24);

“fruits,” like the “heart,” represent and signify charity, as may be seen from many passages in the Word; and thus their “foreskin” signifies the uncleanness which obstructs and contaminates charity.

[7] Wonderful to say, when the angels who are in heaven have the idea of purification from natural defilements, with the utmost rapidity there is represented in the world of spirits something like circumcision; for the angelic ideas pass over into representatives in the world of spirits. In the Jewish Church some of the representative rites originated in this source, and some did not. Those with whom that quick circumcision was represented in the world of spirits, were in the desire to be admitted into heaven; and before they were admitted, there was this representation. This shows why Joshua was commanded to circumcise the people, when, having passed over Jordan, they were entering the land of Canaan; for the entrance of the people into the land of Canaan represented this very admission of the faithful into heaven.

[8] For this reason circumcision was commanded a second time, concerning which in Joshua:

Jehovah said unto Joshua, Make thee swords of rocks, and circumcise the sons of Israel the second time; and Joshua made him swords of rocks, and circumcised the sons of Israel at the hill of the foreskins; and Jehovah said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you; and he called the name of that place Gilgal [Rolling off] (Joshua 5:2-3, 9).

The “swords of rocks” signify the truths with which they were to be imbued, in order that thereby they might castigate and disperse filthy loves; for without the knowledges of truth no purification is possible. (That a “stone” or “rock” signifies truths, has been shown before, n. 643, 1298; and that a “sword” is predicated of the truths by which evils may be castigated, is evident from the Word.)

  
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