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Genesis 25

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1 At si Abraham ay nagasawa ng iba, at ang pangalan ay Cetura.

2 At naging anak nito sa kaniya si Zimram at si Joksan, at si Medan, at si Midiam, at si Ishbak, at si Sua.

3 At naging anak ni Joksan si Seba at si Dedan. At ang mga anak na lalake ni Dedan, ay si Assurim at si Letusim, at si Leummim.

4 At ang mga anak ni Midian: si Epha at si Epher, at si Enech, at si Abida, at si Eldaa. Lahat ng ito ay mga anak ni Cetura.

5 At ibinigay ni Abraham ang lahat ng kaniyang tinatangkilik kay Isaac.

6 Datapuwa't ang mga anak ng naging mga babae ni Abraham, ay pinagbibigyan ni Abraham ng mga kaloob; at samantalang nabubuhay pa siya ay mga inilayo niya kay Isaac na kaniyang anak sa dakong silanganan sa lupaing silanganan.

7 At ito ang mga araw ng mga taon ng buhay na ikinabuhay ni Abraham, isang daan at pitong pu't limang taon.

8 At nalagot ang hininga ni Abraham at namatay sa mabuting katandaan, matanda at puspos ng mga taon; at nalakip sa kaniyang bayan.

9 At inilibing siya ni Isaac at ni Ismael na kaniyang mga anak sa yungib ng Macpela, sa parang ni Ephron, na anak ni Zohar na Hetheo, na nasa tapat ng Mamre;

10 Sa parang na binili ni Abraham sa mga anak ni Heth: doon inilibing si Abraham at si Sara na kaniyang asawa.

11 At nangyari, pagkamatay ni Abraham, na pinagpala ng Dios si Isaac na kaniyang anak; at si Isaac ay nanahan sa tabi ng Beer-lahai-roi.

12 Ang mga ito nga ang sali't saling lahi ni Ismael, anak ni Abraham, na naging anak kay Abraham ni Agar na taga Egipto, na alila ni Sara:

13 At ito ang mga pangalan ng mga anak ni Ismael, ayon sa kanikaniyang lahi: ang panganay ni Ismael ay si Nabaioth; at si Cedar, at si Adbeel, at si Mibsam,

14 At si Misma, at si Duma, at si Maasa,

15 At si Hadad, at si Tema, si Jetur, si Naphis, at si Cedema:

16 Ito ang mga anak ni Ismael, at ito ang kanikaniyang pangalan, ayon sa kanikaniyang nayon, at ayon sa kanikaniyang hantungan: labing dalawang pangulo ayon sa kanilang bansa.

17 At ito ang mga naging taon ng buhay ni Ismael, isang daan at tatlong pu't pitong taon; at nalagot ang hininga at namatay; at siya'y nalakip sa kaniyang bayan.

18 At nagsisitahan sila mula sa Havila hanggang sa Shur, na natatapat sa Egipto, kung patutungo sa Asiria; siya'y tumahan sa harap ng lahat niyang mga kapatid.

19 At ito ang mga sali't saling lahi ni Isaac, na anak ni Abraham: naging anak ni Abraham si Isaac,

20 At si Isaac ay may apat na pung taon, nang siya'y magasawa kay Rebeca, na anak ni Bethuel na taga Siria sa Padan-aram, kapatid na babae ni Laban na taga Siria.

21 At nanalangin si Isaac sa Panginoon dahil sa kaniyang asawa, sapagka't baog; at nadalanginan niya ang Panginoon, at si Rebeca na kaniyang asawa ay naglihi.

22 At nagbubuno ang mga bata sa loob niya; at kaniyang sinabi, Kung ganito'y bakit nabubuhay pa ako? At siya'y yumaong nagsiyasat sa Panginoon.

23 At sinabi sa kaniya ng Panginoon, Dalawang bansa ay nasa iyong bahay-bata, At dalawang bayan ay papaghihiwalayin mula sa iyong tiyan: At ang isang bayan ay magiging malakas kaysa isang bayan; At ang matanda ay maglilingkod sa bata.

24 At nang matupad ang mga araw ng kaniyang kapanganakan, narito't kambal sa kaniyang bahay-bata.

25 At ang unang lumabas ay mapula na buong katawa'y parang mabalahibong damit; at siya'y pinanganlang Esau.

26 At pagkatapos ay lumabas ang kaniyang kapatid, at ang kaniyang kamay ay nakakapit sa sakong ni Esau; at ipinangalan sa kaniya ay Jacob: at si Isaac ay may anim na pung taon na, nang sila'y ipanganak ni Rebeca.

27 At nagsilaki ang mga bata; at si Esau ay naging maliksi sa pangangaso, lalake sa parang; at si Jacob ay lalaking tahimik, na tumatahan sa mga tolda.

28 Minamahal nga ni Isaac si Esau, sapagka't kumakain ng kaniyang pinangangasuhan: at minamahal ni Rebeca si Jacob.

29 At nagluto si Jacob ng lutuin: at dumating si Esau na galing sa parang, at siya'y nanglalambot:

30 At sinabi ni Esau kay Jacob, Ipinamamanhik ko sa iyo na pakanin mo ako niyaong mapulang lutuin; sapagka't ako'y nanglalambot: kaya't tinawag ang pangalan niya na Edom.

31 At sinabi ni Jacob, Ipagbili mo muna sa akin ang iyong pagkapanganay.

32 At sinabi ni Esau, Narito, ako'y namamatay: at saan ko mapapakinabangan ang pagkapanganay?

33 At sinabi ni Jacob, Isumpa mo muna sa akin; at isinumpa niya sa kaniya: at kaniyang ipinagbili ang kaniyang pagkapanganay kay Jacob.

34 At binigyan ni Jacob si Esau ng tinapay at nilutong lentehas; at siya'y kumain, at uminom, at bumangon at yumaon: gayon niwalang halaga ni Esau ang kaniyang pagkapanganay.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #3326

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3326. And Esau said, Behold I am going to die. That this signifies that he should afterwards rise again, is evident from the representation of Esau, as being the good of the natural (n. 3302, 3322); and from the signification of “dying,” as being the last of a state when anything ceases to be (n. 2908, 2912, 2917, 2923); and because the end of a former state is the beginning of a subsequent one, by “going to die” is here signified to rise again afterwards, in like manner as is signified by being “buried” (that to be “buried” denotes to rise again, see above, n. 2916, 2917, 3256). That he should rise again afterwards, denotes that good would obtain the priority or dominion over truth, after truth as to time had apparently held the priority (concerning which subject see above).

  
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878. And he put forth his hand and took her, and brought her in unto him into the ark. That this signifies his own power, and that he did what was good and thought what was true from himself, is evident from the signification of “hand” as being power, and thus here his own power from which he did these things. For to “put forth his hand and take the dove and bring her in to himself” is to apply and attribute to himself the truth meant by the “dove.” That by “hand” is signified power, also authority [potestas], and the derivative self-confidence, is evident from many passages in the Word, as in Isaiah:

I will visit upon the fruit of the greatness of heart of the king of Assyria, because he hath said, By the strength of my hand I have done it and by my wisdom, for I am intelligent (Isaiah 10:12-13),where “hand” manifestly denotes his own strength to which he attributed what he did, and this was the cause of the visitation upon him. Again:

Moab shall spread forth his hands in the midst of him, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim, and he shall lay low his pride together with the cataracts of his hands (Isaiah 25:11); where “hands” denote man’s own power, from regarding himself as above others, thus from pride.

[2] Again:

Their inhabitants were short of hand, they were dismayed and put to shame (Isaiah 37:27);

“short of hand” meaning of no power. Again:

Shall the clay say to the potter, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? (Isaiah 45:9).

Here “he hath no hands” means that he has no power.

In Ezekiel:

The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with stupefaction, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled (Ezekiel 7:27),

where “hands” denote power.

In Micah:

Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds; when the morning is light they practice it, because their hand is their god (Micah 2:1),

where “hand” denotes their own power in which they trust as their god.

In Zechariah:

Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock; the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye; his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened (Zechariah 11:17).

[3] Because “hands” signify powers, man’s evils and falsities are continually called in the Word “the works of his hands.” Evils are from the Own of man’s will, falsities are from the Own of his understanding. That this is the source of evils and falsities is evident enough from the nature of man’s Own, which is nothing but evil and falsity (as may be seen above, n. 39, 41, 141, 150, 154, 210, 215). As “hands” in general signify power, “hands” are many times in the Word attributed to Jehovah, or the Lord, and then by “hands” is understood in the internal sense Omnipotence, as in Isaiah:

Jehovah, Thy hand is lifted up (Isaiah 26:11),

denoting the Divine power. Again:

Jehovah stretched out His hand, all are consumed (Isaiah 31:3),

Concerning the work of My hands command ye Me; My hands have stretched out the heavens and all their army have I commanded (Isaiah 45:11-12),

denoting the Divine power. The regenerate are often called in the Word “the work of the hands of Jehovah.” In the same

Mine hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, and My right hand hath measured the heavens with the palm (Isaiah 48:13), where “hand” and “right hand” denote omnipotence.

[4] Again:

Is My hand shortened at all that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? (Isaiah 1:2),

denoting the Divine power.

In Jeremiah:

Thou hast made the heaven and the earth by Thy great power and by Thy stretched out arm; and didst bring forth Thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched-out arm (Jeremiah 32:17, 21),

denoting the Divine power; “power” being named in the seventeenth verse [Genesis 8:17], and “hand” in the twenty-first. That Israel was brought out of Egypt with “a strong hand and with a “stretched-out arm” is often said.

In Ezekiel:

Thus saith the Lord Jehovih, In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up Mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made My self known unto them in the land of Egypt; I lifted up Mine hand unto them, to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt (Ezekiel 20:5-6, 23).

In Moses: Israel saw the great hand which Jehovah executed upon the Egyptians (Exodus 14:31).

[5] That by “hand” is signified power is now plainly manifest from these passages. Indeed “hand” was so significant of power that it became also its representative, as is evident from the miracles that were done in Egypt, when Moses was commanded to stretch forth his rod, or hand, and so they were done; as in Exodus:

Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven, and Jehovah rained hail upon the land of Egypt (Exodus 9:22-23);

Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven, and there was a thick darkness (Exodus 10:21-22);

Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and Jehovah made the sea dry land; and Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned (Exodus 14:21, 27).

No one with mental capacity for right thinking can believe that there was any such power in the hand or rod of Moses, but because the lifting up and stretching forth of the hand signified the Divine power, it became a representative in the Jewish Church.

[6] It was similar when Joshua stretched out his javelin, as in Joshua:

And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Stretch out the javelin that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand; and Joshua stretched out the javelin that was in his hand toward the city, and they entered into the city and took it for Joshua drew not back his hand, wherewith he stretched out the javelin, until he had devoted all the inhabitants of Ai (Joshua 8:18, 26).From this it is also evident how the case is with the representatives that were the externals of the Jewish Church; and also how it is with the Word: that the things in its external sense do not appear to be representative of the Lord and His kingdom, as here the stretching forth of the hand, and likewise all the other things, which bear no appearance of being representative while the mind is fixed only on the historic details of the letter. It is evident also how far the Jews had fallen away from a true understanding of the Word and of the rites of the church, while making all worship consist in externals only, even to the extent of attributing power to the rod of Moses and the javelin of Joshua, when yet there was no more power in them than in wood. But because the omnipotence of the Lord was signified, and this was understood in heaven when they stretched forth their hand or rod, the signs and miracles followed.

[7] So too it was when Moses on the top of the hill held up his hands, and Joshua prevailed; and when he let down his hands, and Joshua was overcome; and therefore they stayed up his hands (Exodus 17:9-13). Thus it was that hands were laid upon those who were being consecrated, as on the Levites by the people (Numbers 8:9-10, 12), and on Joshua by Moses, when he was substituted in his place (Numbers 27:18, 23), in order that power might so be given. Hence also come the rites still observed of inauguration and benediction by the laying on of hands. To what extent the hand signified and represented power, is evident from what is said in the Word concerning Uzzah and Jeroboam. Concerning Uzzah it is said that he put forth (his hand) to the ark of God, and took hold of it, and therefore he died (2 Samuel 6:6-7). The “ark” represented the Lord, thus all that is holy and celestial. Uzzah’s putting forth (his hand) to the ark, represented man’s own power, or what is his own; and as this is profane, the word “hand” is understood, but is not expressed in the original, lest it should be perceived by the angels that such a profane thing had touched what is holy.

[8] And because Uzzah put it forth, he died. Concerning Jeroboam it is said: And it came to pass, when the king heard the saying of the man of God, which he cried against the altar, that Jeroboam put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him; and his hand which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not draw it back again to him; and he said unto the man of God, Intreat now the faces of Jehovah thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again; and the man of God intreated the faces of Jehovah, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before (1 Kings 13:4-6).

Here in like manner by “putting forth the hand” is signified man’s own power, or his Own, which is profane, and that it wished to violate what is holy by putting forth the hand against the man of God; wherefore the hand was dried up; but as Jeroboam was an idolater and therefore could not commit profanation, his hand was restored. That the “hand” signifies and represents power, is evident from the representatives in the world of spirits, where a naked arm sometimes comes into view, in which there is strength enough to crush one’s bones and squeeze their inmost marrow to nothing, causing such terror as to melt the heart; and in fact this strength is actually in it.

  
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