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1 Igitur sors filiorum Judæ per cognationes suas ista fuit : a termino Edom, desertum Sin, contra meridiem, et usque ad extremam partem australis plagæ.

2 Initium ejus a summitate maris salsissimi, et a lingua ejus, quæ respicit meridiem.

3 Egrediturque contra ascensum Scorpionis, et pertransit in Sina : ascenditque in Cadesbarne, et pervenit in Esron, ascendens ad Addar, et circuiens Carcaa,

4 atque inde pertransiens in Asemona, et perveniens ad torrentem Ægypti : eruntque termini ejus mare magnum. Hic erit finis meridianæ plagæ.

5 Ab oriente vero erit initium, mare salsissimum usque ad extrema Jordanis : et ea quæ respiciunt ad aquilonem, a lingua maris usque ad eumdem Jordanis fluvium.

6 Ascenditque terminus in Beth Hagla, et transit ab aquilone in Beth Araba, ascendens ad lapidem Boën filii Ruben :

7 et tendens usque ad terminos Debera de valle Achor, contra aquilonem respiciens Galgala, quæ est ex adverso ascensionis Adommim, ab australi parte torrentis : transitque aquas, quæ vocantur fons solis : et erunt exitus ejus ad fontem Rogel.

8 Ascenditque per convallem filii Ennom ex latere Jebusæi ad meridiem, hæc est Jerusalem : et inde se erigens ad verticem montis, qui est contra Geennom ad occidentem in summitate vallis Raphaim contra aquilonem :

9 pertransitque a vertice montis usque ad fontem aquæ Nephtoa : et pervenit usque ad vicos montis Ephron : inclinaturque in Baala, quæ est Cariathiarim, id est, urbs silvarum.

10 Et circuit de Baala contra occidentem, usque ad montem Seir : transitque juxta latus montis Jarim ad aquilonem in Cheslon : et descendit in Bethsames, transitque in Thamna.

11 Et pervenit contra aquilonem partis Accaron ex latere : inclinaturque Sechrona, et transit montem Baala : pervenitque in Jebneel, et magni maris contra occidentem fine concluditur.

12 Hi sunt termini filiorum Juda per circuitum in cognationibus suis.

13 Caleb vero filio Jephone dedit partem in medio filiorum Juda, sicut præceperat ei Dominus : Cariath Arbe patris Enac, ipsa est Hebron.

14 Delevitque ex ea Caleb tres filios Enac, Sesai et Ahiman et Tholmai de stirpe Enac.

15 Atque inde conscendens venit ad habitatores Dabir, quæ prius vocabatur Cariath Sepher, id est, civitas litterarum.

16 Dixitque Caleb : Qui percusserit Cariath Sepher, et ceperit eam, dabo ei Axam filiam meam uxorem.

17 Cepitque eam Othoniel filius Cenez frater Caleb junior : deditque ei Axam filiam suam uxorem.

18 Quæ, cum pergerent simul, suasa est a viro suo ut peteret a patre suo agrum. Suspiravitque ut sedebat in asino : cui Caleb : Quid habes ? inquit.

19 At illa respondit : Da mihi benedictionem : terram australem et arentem dedisti mihi ; junge et irriguam. Dedit itaque ei Caleb irriguum superius et inferius.

20 Hæc est possessio tribus filiorum Juda per cognationes suas.

21 Erantque civitates ab extremis partibus filiorum Juda juxta terminos Edom a meridie : Cabseel et Eder et Jagur,

22 et Cyna et Dimona et Adada,

23 et Cades et Asor et Jethnam,

24 Ziph et Telem et Baloth,

25 Asor nova et Carioth, Hesron, hæc est Asor ;

26 Amam, Sama, et Molada,

27 et Asergadda et Hassemon et Bethphelet,

28 et Hasersual et Bersabee et Baziothia,

29 et Baala et Jim et Esem,

30 et Eltholad et Cesil et Harma,

31 et Siceleg et Medemena et Sensenna,

32 Lebaoth et Selim et Aën et Remon. Omnes civitates viginti novem, et villæ earum.

33 In campestribus vero : Estaol et Sarea et Asena,

34 et Zanoë et Ængannim et Taphua et Enaim,

35 et Jerimoth et Adullam, Socho et Azeca,

36 et Saraim et Adithaim et Gedera et Gederothaim : urbes quatuordecim, et villæ earum.

37 Sanan et Hadassa et Magdalgad,

38 Delean et Masepha et Jecthel,

39 Lachis et Bascath et Eglon,

40 Chebbon et Leheman et Cethlis,

41 et Gideroth et Bethdagon et Naama et Maceda : civitates sedecim, et villæ earum.

42 Labana et Ether et Asan,

43 Jephtha et Esna et Nesib,

44 et Ceila et Achzib et Maresa : civitates novem, et villæ earum.

45 Accaron cum vicis et villulis suis.

46 Ab Accaron usque ad mare : omnia quæ vergunt ad Azotum et viculos ejus.

47 Azotus cum vicis et villulis suis. Gaza cum vicis et villulis suis, usque ad torrentem Ægypti, et mare magnum terminus ejus.

48 Et in monte : Samir et Jether et Socoth

49 et Danna et Cariathsenna, hæc est Dabir :

50 Anab et Istemo et Anim,

51 Gosen et Olon et Gilo : civitates undecim et villæ earum.

52 Arab et Ruma et Esaan,

53 et Janum et Beththaphua et Apheca,

54 Athmatha, et Cariath Arbe, hæc est Hebron, et Sior : civitates novem, et villæ earum.

55 Maon et Carmel et Ziph et Jota,

56 Jezraël et Jucadam et Zanoë,

57 Accain, Gabaa et Thamna : civitates decem et villæ earum.

58 Halhul, et Besur, et Gedor,

59 Mareth, et Bethanoth, et Eltecon : civitates sex et villæ earum.

60 Cariathbaal, hæc est Cariathiarim urbs silvarum, et Arebba : civitates duæ, et villæ earum.

61 In deserto Betharaba, Meddin, et Sachacha,

62 et Nebsan, et civitas salis, et Engaddi : civitates sex, et villæ earum.

63 Jebusæum autem habitatorem Jerusalem non potuerunt filii Juda delere : habitavitque Jebusæus cum filiis Juda in Jerusalem usque in præsentem diem.

   

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Exploring the Meaning of Joshua 15

Ni New Christian Bible Study Staff, Julian Duckworth

Joshua 15: Judah’s territory and more about Caleb.

This chapter describes the territory given to the tribe of Judah, and lists many of its cities and borders. Judah received a major portion of the land of Canaan; its eastern border was the Salt Sea (the Dead Sea), and the western border was the Great Sea (the Mediterranean).

Although Judah was the fourth son of Jacob, he played a more significant role in many of the Old Testament stories than his older brothers did. So, it is not surprising that the tribe of Judah received extensive territory in the south of Canaan, which in later time became the nation of Judah, along with the tribe of Benjamin’s small territory. The name ‘Judah’ also eventually led to the name ‘Jewish’, coming from the Roman province of Judaea. The name ‘Judah’ also means “praise”, specifically praise of God (see Swedenborg’s work, Arcana Caelestia 456).

Praise itself is a commendation of a person’s good qualities. To give praise is part of our love for our neighbour; to receive praise underscores our sense of our own value. To praise the Lord is to give thanks to Him, and to affirm the difference that the Lord makes in our life. Ultimately, praise is part of our faith in the Lord to lead us through this life and for eternity.

This uplifting, positive spiritual meaning of Judah does not mean that Judah (the man in the Old Testament) was without faults. He had his flaws, as everyone does, but at times Judah changed the course of events for a better outcome. It was Judah who persuaded his brothers to sell Joseph rather than kill him, and he also offered himself as a hostage for the sake of his brothers (Arcana Caelestia 4815[2]).

Chapter 15 lists very many locations in Judah’s territory. Here are just a few of the places listed, along with their meaning and spiritual significance:

Judah = “praise”

Spiritually = our worship of God

Which includes these, and many more aspects…

Zin = “flat, level ground”

Spiritually = life under God’s guidance

Kadesh Barnea = “holy wanderings”

Spiritually = becoming purified

Beth Hoglah = “house of the partridge”

Spiritually = bringing to birth

En Rogel = “water spring of the foot”

Spiritually = life in everyday activities

Jerusalem = “dwelling place of peace; wholeness”

Spiritually = our highest spiritual state

Nephtoah = “to be open”

Spiritually = to be part of all life

Timnah = “allotted portion”

Spiritually = what the Lord has created me for

Mount Hebron, which was in the territory of Judah, was given to Caleb as an inheritance because of his faithfulness to God. We read in this chapter that he conquers the giants living there, and drives them away from Mount Hebron. Caleb makes a promise that whoever takes the nearby city of Kirjath-sepher will have his daughter, Achsah, for a wife. Caleb’s brother’s son, Othniel, captures the city and marries Achsah. Caleb blesses Achsah and gives her springs of water upon her request, and he also gives Othniel a field.

The spiritual meaning of this touching story is that our spiritual life is intended to come together to be like a family (Arcana Caelestia 3020), just as Caleb, Achsah and Othniel are all close members of a family. Spiritual life is about bringing together our beliefs, our loves and affections, our intentions, and our actions. These different aspects of spiritual life become like one family where everyone – or everything – is interwoven together.

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Arcana Coelestia # 10773

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10773. EXODUS CHAPTER 38.

TEACHINGS ABOUT CHARITY AND FAITH

The word that is used to describe the Lord's governing of things in heaven and on earth is Providence; and since everything good that is an aspect of love and every truth that composes faith originates in Him, and none of it whatever in any human being, it is evident that the Lord's Divine Providence is present within every single thing that contributes to the salvation of the human race. This the Lord teaches in the following manner in John,

I am the way, the truth, and the life. John 14:6.

And elsewhere,

As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, [neither] can you unless you abide in Me. Apart from Me you cannot do anything. John 15:4-5.

  
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