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Genesis 33

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1 At itiningin ni Jacob ang kaniyang mga mata at tumingin, at, narito, si Esau ay dumarating, at kasama niya'y apat na raang tao. At kaniyang binahagi ang mga bata kay Lea at kay Raquel, at sa dalawang alilang babae.

2 At inilagay niya ang mga alila na kasama ng kanilang mga anak na pinakapanguna, at si Lea na kasama ng kaniyang mga anak na pinakapangalawa, at si Raquel at si Jose na pinakahuli.

3 At siya naman ay lumagpas sa unahan nila, at yumukod sa lupa na makapito, hanggang sa nalapit sa kaniyang kapatid.

4 At tumakbo si Esau na sinalubong siya, at niyakap siya at niyapos siya sa leeg, at hinagkan siya: at nagiyakan,

5 At itiningin ni Esau ang mga mata niya, at nakita ang mga babae at ang mga bata, at sinabi, Sinosino itong mga kasama mo? At kaniyang sinabi, Ang mga anak na ipinagkaloob ng Dios sa iyong lingkod.

6 Nang magkagayo'y nagsilapit ang mga alilang babae, sila at ang kanilang mga anak, at nagsiyukod.

7 At lumapit din si Lea at ang kaniyang mga anak, at nagsiyukod: at pagkatapos ay nagsilapit si Jose at si Raquel, at nagsiyukod.

8 At kaniyang sinabi, Anong palagay mo sa buong karamihang ito na nasumpungan ko? At kaniyang sinabi, Nang makasundo ng biyaya sa paningin ng aking panginoon.

9 At sinabi ni Esau, Mayroon akong kasiya; kapatid ko, ariin mo ang iyo.

10 At sinabi sa kaniya ni Jacob, Hindi, ipinamamanhik ko sa iyo, na kung ngayo'y nakasundo ako ng biyaya sa iyong paningin, ay tanggapin mo nga ang aking kaloob sa aking kamay: yamang nakita ko ang iyong mukha, na gaya ng nakakakita ng mukha ng Dios, at ikaw ay nalugod sa akin.

11 Tanggapin mo, ipinamamanhik ko sa iyo, ang kaloob na dala sa iyo; sapagka't ipinagkaloob sa akin ng Dios, at mayroon ako ng lahat. At ipinilit sa kaniya, at kaniyang tinanggap.

12 At kaniyang sinabi, Yumaon tayo at tayo'y lumakad, at ako'y mangunguna sa iyo.

13 At sinabi niya sa kaniya, Nalalaman ng aking panginoon na ang mga bata ay mahihina pa at ang mga kawan at ang mga baka ay nagpapasuso: at kung ipagmadali sa isa lamang araw ay mamamatay ang lahat ng kawan.

14 Magpauna ang aking panginoon sa kaniyang lingkod: at ako'y mamamatnubay na dahandahan, ayon sa hakbang ng mga hayop na nasa aking unahan, at ng hakbang ng mga bata, hanggang sa makarating ako sa aking panginoon sa Seir.

15 At sinabi ni Esau, Pahintulutan mong iwan ko sa iyo ang ilan sa mga taong kasama ko. At kaniyang sinabi, Ano pang dahil nito? Makasundo nawa ako ng biyaya sa paningin ng aking panginoon.

16 Gayon nagbalik si Esau ng araw ding yaon sa kaniyang lakad sa Seir.

17 At si Jacob ay naglakbay sa Succoth, at nagtayo ng isang bahay para sa kaniya, at iginawa niya ng mga balag ang kaniyang hayop: kaya't tinawag ang pangalan ng dakong yaon na Succoth.

18 At dumating si Jacob na payapa sa bayan ng Sichem, na nasa lupain ng Canaan, nang siya'y manggaling sa Padan-aram; at siya'y humantong sa tapat ng bayan.

19 At binili ang pitak ng lupa na pinagtayuan ng kaniyang tolda, sa kamay ng mga anak ni Hamor, na ama ni Sichem, ng isang daang putol na salapi.

20 At siya'y nagtindig doon ng isang dambana, at tinawag niyang El-Elohe-Israel.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #4392

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4392. Therefore he called the name of the place Succoth. That this signifies the quality of this state, is evident from the signification of “calling a name,” as being the quality (n. 144, 145, 1754, 1896, 2009, 2724, 3006, 3421); and from the signification of “place,” as being state (n. 2625, 2837, 3356, 3387, 4321). The quality of this state is what “Succoth” involves, namely, the quality of the state of the holy in truth from good at that time. For “Succoth” means “tents,” and “tents” signify the holy of truth (as shown just above, n. 4391). “Succoth” signifies the like also in David:

I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth; Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is the strength of My head, Judah is My lawgiver (Psalms 60:6-7; 108:7-8).

  
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2625. At the appointed time. That this signifies when the rational was such as to receive, is evident from the signification of “time.” There are two things which while man lives in the world appear to be essential, because they are proper to nature, namely, space and time. Hence to live in space and time is to live in the world or in nature. But in the other life these two things are of no consequence. In the world of spirits indeed they do appear to be of some consequence, for the reason that spirits fresh from the body still retain the idea of natural things; yet it is not long before they perceive that there is no space and time there, but state instead; and that in the other life states correspond to spaces and times in nature; to spaces states as to Being [esse], and to times states as to Coming forth [existere]. (In regard to space or place see above, n. 1274, 1379, 1380, 1382)

[2] From this anyone can see what kind of an idea a man may have, while in the world or in nature, respecting the things of the other life and many arcana of faith; namely, that he is not willing to believe them until he apprehends them by means of the things in the world, nay, by sensuous things; for he must needs suppose that if he were to put off the idea of space and time, and still more space and time themselves, he would become absolutely nothing; and thus that he would have nothing left from which he could feel and think, except something confused and incomprehensible; when yet the case is exactly the reverse. Angelic life is of such a nature as to be the wisest and happiest of all.

[3] This is the reason why in the Word “ages” in the internal sense do not signify ages, but states; so that in this verse “old age” does not mean old age. And in the same way the numbers do not signify numbers, but some specific state, as for instance the number a hundred years, concerning which hereafter. From this we can now see that by the “appointed time” is signified the state when the rational was such as to receive.

[4] In regard to the specific matter here treated of, namely, that the Divine rational was and came forth from the unition of the Divine spiritual with the Divine celestial of the Lord, when the days were fulfilled for the human to be put off, and when the rational was such as to receive (all of which is signified in the internal sense by Sarah’s conceiving and bearing to Abraham a son to his old age at the appointed time), be it known that the human begins in the inmost of the rational (see n. 2106, 2194); and that the Lord advanced successively to the union of the Human Essence with the Divine Essence, and of the Divine Essence with the Human Essence (n. 1864, 2033, 2523); and this by His own power (n. 1921, 2025, 2026, 2083), by continual temptations and victories (n. 1737, 1813, 1690), and by continual revelations from His Divine (n. 1616, 2500); and this until at length He had expelled all the maternal human (n. 1414, 1444, 2574); and thus had made His Human Divine in respect to the rational, according to the things contained in this verse. Hence it is manifest what is to be understood by the days being fulfilled for the human to be put off, and by the rational being such as to receive.

[5] Some idea of this may be formed from what takes place in those who are being regenerated. The celestial things of love and the spiritual things of faith are not at once implanted in them by the Lord, but successively; and when by means of them the man’s rational has become such that it can receive, then for the first time is he becoming regenerate, for the most part by means of temptations in which he conquers. When these things take place, the days are fulfilled for him to put off the old man, and to put on the new. (Concerning man’s regeneration, see above, n. 677, 679, 711, 848, 986, 1555, 2475)

  
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