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Genesis第43章

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1 ο- A--NSM δε-X λιμος-N2--NSM ενισχυω-VAI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF

2 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X ηνικα-D συντελεω-VAI-AAI3P καταεσθιω-VB--AAN ο- A--ASM σιτος-N2--ASM ος- --ASM φερω-VAI-AAI3P εκ-P *αιγυπτος-N2--GSF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM αυτος- D--GPM παλιν-D πορευομαι-VC--APPNPM πριαμαι-VH--AMD2P εγω- P--DP μικρος-A1A-APN βρωμα-N3M-APN

3 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DSM *ιουδας-N---NSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM διαμαρτυρια-N1A-ASF διαμαρτυρεω-VM--XMI3S εγω- P--DP ο- A--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ου-D οραω-VF--FMI2P ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GS εαν-C μη-D ο- A--NSM αδελφος-N2--NSM συ- P--GP ο- A--NSM νεος-A1A-NSMC μετα-P συ- P--GP ειμι-V9--PAS3S

4 ει-C μεν-X ουν-X αποστελλω-V1--PAI2S ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GP μετα-P εγω- P--GP καταβαινω-VF--FMI1P και-C αγοραζω-VA--AAS1P συ- P--DS βρωμα-N3M-APN

5 ει-C δε-X μη-D αποστελλω-V1--PAI2S ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM εγω- P--GP μετα-P εγω- P--GP ου-D πορευομαι-VF--FMI1P ο- A--NSM γαρ-X ανθρωπος-N2--NSM ειπον-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--DP λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ου-D οραω-VF--FMI2P εγω- P--GS ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN εαν-C μη-D ο- A--NSM αδελφος-N2--NSM συ- P--GP ο- A--NSM νεος-A1A-NSMC μετα-P συ- P--GP ειμι-V9--PAS3S

6 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ισραηλ-N---NSM τις- I--ASN κακοποιεω-VAI-AAI2P εγω- P--AS ανααγγελλω-VA--AAPNPM ο- A--DSM ανθρωπος-N2--DSM ει-C ειμι-V9--PAI3S συ- P--DP αδελφος-N2--NSM

7 ο- A--NPM δε-X ειπον-VAI-AAI3P ερωταω-V3--PAPNSM επιερωταω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--AP ο- A--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM και-C ο- A--ASF γενεα-N1A-ASF εγω- P--GP λεγω-V1--PAPNSM ει-C ετι-D ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM συ- P--GP ζαω-V3--PAI3S ει-C ειμι-V9--PAI3S συ- P--DP αδελφος-N2--NSM και-C αποαγγελλω-VAI-AAI1P αυτος- D--DSM κατα-P ο- A--ASF επερωτησις-N3--ASF ουτος- D--ASF μη-D οιδα-VXI-YAI1P ει-C ειπον-VF2-FAI3S εγω- P--DP αγω-VB--AAD2P ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM συ- P--GP

8 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ιουδας-N---NSM προς-P *ισραηλ-N---ASM ο- A--ASM πατηρ-N3--ASM αυτος- D--GSM αποστελλω-VA--AAD2S ο- A--ASN παιδαριον-N2N-ASN μετα-P εγω- P--GS και-C αναιστημι-VH--AAPNPM πορευομαι-VF--FMI1P ινα-C ζαω-V3--PAI1P και-C μη-D αποθνησκω-VB--AAS1P και-C εγω- P--NP και-C συ- P--NS και-C ο- A--NSF αποσκευη-N1--NSF εγω- P--GP

9 εγω- P--NS δε-X εκδεχομαι-V1--PMI1S αυτος- D--ASM εκ-P χειρ-N3--GSF εγω- P--GS ζητεω-VA--AAD2S αυτος- D--ASM εαν-C μη-D αγω-VB--AAS1S αυτος- D--ASM προς-P συ- P--AS και-C ιστημι-VA--AAS1S αυτος- D--ASM εναντιον-P συ- P--GS αμαρτανω-VX--XAPNSM ειμι-VF--FMI1S προς-P συ- P--AS πας-A1S-APF ο- A--APF ημερα-N1A-APF

10 ει-C μη-D γαρ-X βραδυνω-VAI-AAI1P ηδη-D αν-X υποστρεφω-VAI-AAI1P δις-D

11 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DPM *ισραηλ-N---NSM ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM αυτος- D--GPM ει-C ουτως-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S ουτος- D--ASN ποιεω-VA--AAD2P λαμβανω-VB--AAD2P απο-P ο- A--GPM καρπος-N2--GPM ο- A--GSF γη-N1--GSF εν-P ο- A--DPN αγγειον-N2N-DPN συ- P--GP και-C κατααγω-VB--AAD2P ο- A--DSM ανθρωπος-N2--DSM δωρον-N2N-APN ο- A--GSF ρητινη-N1--GSF και-C ο- A--GSN μελι-N3T-GSN θυμιαμα-N3M-ASN και-C στακτη-N1--ASF και-C τερεβινθος-N2--ASF και-C καρυον-N2N-APN

12 και-C ο- A--ASN αργυριον-N2N-ASN δισσος-A1--ASN λαμβανω-VB--AAD2P εν-P ο- A--DPF χειρ-N3--DPF συ- P--GP ο- A--ASN αργυριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--ASN αποστρεφω-VD--APPASN εν-P ο- A--DPM μαρσιππος-N2--DPM συ- P--GP αποστρεφω-VA--AAD2P μετα-P συ- P--GP μηποτε-D αγνοημα-N3M-NSN ειμι-V9--PAI3S

13 και-C ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM συ- P--GP λαμβανω-VB--AAD2P και-C αναιστημι-VH--AAPNPM καταβαινω-VZ--AAD2P προς-P ο- A--ASM ανθρωπος-N2--ASM

14 ο- A--NSM δε-X θεος-N2--NSM εγω- P--GS διδωμι-VO--AAO3S συ- P--DP χαρις-N3--ASF εναντιον-P ο- A--GSM ανθρωπος-N2--GSM και-C αποστελλω-VA--AMD2S ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM συ- P--GP ο- A--ASM εις-A3--ASM και-C ο- A--ASM *βενιαμιν-N---ASM εγω- P--NS μεν-X γαρ-X καθα-D ατεκνοω-VM--XMI1S ατεκνοω-VM--XMI1S

15 λαμβανω-VB--AAPNPM δε-X ο- A--NPM ανηρ-N3--NPM ο- A--APN δωρον-N2N-APN ουτος- D--APN και-C ο- A--ASN αργυριον-N2N-ASN διπλους-A1C-ASN λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3P εν-P ο- A--DPF χειρ-N3--DPF αυτος- D--GPM και-C ο- A--ASM *βενιαμιν-N---ASM και-C αναιστημι-VH--AAPNPM καταβαινω-VZI-AAI3P εις-P *αιγυπτος-N2--ASF και-C ιστημι-VAI-AAI3P εναντιον-P *ιωσηφ-N---GSM

16 οραω-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ιωσηφ-N---ASM αυτος- D--APM και-C ο- A--ASM *βενιαμιν-N---ASM ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--ASM ομομητριος-A1A-ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM επι-P ο- A--GSF οικια-N1A-GSF αυτος- D--GSM ειςαγω-VB--AAD2S ο- A--APM ανθρωπος-N2--APM εις-P ο- A--ASF οικια-N1A-ASF και-C σφαζω-VA--AAD2S θυμα-N3M-APN και-C ετοιμαζω-VA--AAD2S μετα-P εγω- P--GS γαρ-X εσθιω-VF--FMI3P ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM αρτος-N2--APM ο- A--ASF μεσημβρια-N1A-ASF

17 ποιεω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X ο- A--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM καθα-D ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *ιωσηφ-N---NSM και-C ειςαγω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--APM ανθρωπος-N2--APM εις-P ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM

18 οραω-VB--AAPNPM δε-X ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM οτι-C ειςαγω-VQI-API3P εις-P ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM ειπον-VAI-AAI3P δια-P ο- A--ASN αργυριον-N2N-ASN ο- A--ASN αποστρεφω-VD--APPASN εν-P ο- A--DPM μαρσιππος-N2--DPM εγω- P--GP ο- A--ASF αρχη-N1--ASF εγω- P--NP ειςαγω-V1--PMI1P ο- A--GSN συκοφαντεω-VA--AAN εγω- P--AP και-C επιτιθημι-VE--AMN εγω- P--DP ο- A--GSN λαμβανω-VB--AAN εγω- P--AP εις-P παις-N3D-APM και-C ο- A--APM ονος-N2--APM εγω- P--GP

19 προςερχομαι-VB--AAPNPM δε-X προς-P ο- A--ASM ανθρωπος-N2--ASM ο- A--ASM επι-P ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM *ιωσηφ-N---GSM λαλεω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DSM εν-P ο- A--DSM πυλων-N3W-DSM ο- A--GSM οικος-N2--GSM

20 λεγω-V1--PAPNPM δεομαι-V1--PMI1P κυριος-N2--VSM καταβαινω-VZI-AAI1P ο- A--ASF αρχη-N1--ASF πριαμαι-VH--AMN βρωμα-N3M-APN

21 γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S δε-X ηνικα-D ερχομαι-VBI-AAI1P εις-P ο- A--ASN καταλυω-VA--AAN και-C αναοιγω-VAI-AAI1P ο- A--APM μαρσιππος-N2--APM εγω- P--GP και-C οδε- D--NSN ο- A--NSN αργυριον-N2N-NSN εκαστος-A1--GSM εν-P ο- A--DSM μαρσιππος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--ASN αργυριον-N2N-ASN εγω- P--GP εν-P σταθμος-N2--DSM αποστρεφω-VAI-AAI1P νυν-D εν-P ο- A--DPF χειρ-N3--DPF εγω- P--GP

22 και-C αργυριον-N2N-ASN ετερος-A1A-ASN φερω-VAI-AAI1P μετα-P εαυτου- D--GPM αγοραζω-VA--AAN βρωμα-N3M-APN ου-D οιδα-VX--XAI1P τις- I--NSM ενβαλλω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN αργυριον-N2N-ASN εις-P ο- A--APM μαρσιππος-N2--APM εγω- P--GP

23 ειπον-VBI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--DPM ιλεως-A3--NSM συ- P--DP μη-D φοβεω-V2--PMI2P ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM συ- P--GP και-C ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--GPM πατηρ-N3--GPM συ- P--GP διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S συ- P--DP θησαυρος-N2--APM εν-P ο- A--DPM μαρσιππος-N2--DPM συ- P--GP ο- A--ASN δε-X αργυριον-N2N-ASN συ- P--GP ευδοκιμεω-V2--PAPASN αποεχω-V1--PAI1S και-C εκαγω-VBI-AAI3S προς-P αυτος- D--APM ο- A--ASM *συμεων-N---ASM

24 και-C φερω-VAI-AAI3S υδωρ-N3--ASN νιπτω-VA--AAN ο- A--APM πους-N3D-APM αυτος- D--GPM και-C διδωμι-VAI-AAI3S χορτασμα-N3M-APN ο- A--DPM ονος-N2--DPM αυτος- D--GPM

25 ετοιμαζω-VAI-AAI3P δε-X ο- A--APN δωρον-N2N-APN εως-P ο- A--GSN ερχομαι-VB--AAN *ιωσηφ-N---ASM μεσημβρια-N1A-GSF ακουω-VAI-AAI3P γαρ-X οτι-C εκει-D μελλω-V1--PAI3S αρισταω-V3--PAN

26 ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S δε-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM εις-P ο- A--ASF οικια-N1A-ASF και-C προςφερω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--APN δωρον-N2N-APN ος- --APN εχω-V1I-IAI3P εν-P ο- A--DPF χειρ-N3--DPF αυτος- D--GPM εις-P ο- A--ASM οικος-N2--ASM και-C προςκυνεω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DSM επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

27 ερωταω-VAI-AAI3S δε-X αυτος- D--APM πως-D εχω-V1--PAI2P και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DPM ει-C υγιαινω-V1--PAI3S ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM συ- P--GP ο- A--NSM πρεσβυτερος-A1A-NSMC ος- --ASM ειπον-VAI-AAI2P ετι-D ζαω-V3--PAI3S

28 ο- A--NPM δε-X ειπον-VAI-AAI3P υγιαινω-V1--PAI3S ο- A--NSM παις-N3D-NSM συ- P--GS ο- A--NSM πατηρ-N3--NSM εγω- P--GP ετι-D ζαω-V3--PAI3S και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ευλογητος-A1--NSM ο- A--NSM ανθρωπος-N2--NSM εκεινος- D--NSM ο- A--DSM θεος-N2--DSM και-C κυπτω-VA--AAPNPM προςκυνεω-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DSM

29 αναβλεπω-VA--AAPNSM δε-X ο- A--DPM οφθαλμος-N2--DPM *ιωσηφ-N---NSM οραω-VBI-AAI3S *βενιαμιν-N---ASM ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--ASM ομομητριος-A1A-ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ουτος- D--NSM ο- A--NSM αδελφος-N2--NSM συ- P--GP ο- A--NSM νεος-A1A-NSMC ος- --ASM ειπον-VAI-AAI2P προς-P εγω- P--AS αγω-VB--AAN και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ελεεω-VA--AAO3S συ- P--AS τεκνον-N2N-VSN

30 ταρασσω-VQI-API3S δε-X *ιωσηφ-N---NSM συνστρεφω-V1I-IMI3S γαρ-X ο- A--NPN εντερον-N2N-NPN αυτος- D--GSM επι-P ο- A--DSM αδελφος-N2--DSM αυτος- D--GSM και-C ζητεω-V2I-IAI3S κλαιω-VA--AAN ειςερχομαι-VB--AAPNSM δε-X εις-P ο- A--ASN ταμιειον-N2N-ASN κλαιω-VAI-AAI3S εκει-D

31 και-C νιπτω-VA--AMPNSM ο- A--ASN προσωπον-N2N-ASN εκερχομαι-VB--AAPNSM ενκρατευομαι-VAI-AMI3S και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S παρατιθημι-VE--AAD2P αρτος-N2--APM

32 και-C παρατιθημι-VAI-AAI3P αυτος- D--DSM μονος-A1--DSM και-C αυτος- D--DPM κατα-P εαυτου- D--APM και-C ο- A--DPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--DPM ο- A--DPM συνδειπνεω-V2--PAPDPM μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM κατα-P εαυτου- D--APM ου-D γαρ-X δυναμαι-V6I-IMI3P ο- A--NPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--NPM συνεσθιω-V1--PAN μετα-P ο- A--GPM *εβραιος-N2--GPM αρτος-N2--APM βδελυγμα-N3M-NSN γαρ-X ειμι-V9--PAI3S ο- A--DPM *αιγυπτιος-N2--DPM

33 καταιζω-VAI-AAI3P δε-X εναντιον-P αυτος- D--GSM ο- A--NSM πρωτοτοκος-A1B-NSM κατα-P ο- A--APN πρεσβειον-N2N-APN αυτος- D--GSM και-C ο- A--NSM νεος-A1A-NSMC κατα-P ο- A--ASF νεοτης-N3T-ASF αυτος- D--GSM εκιστημι-V6--IMI3P δε-X ο- A--NPM ανθρωπος-N2--NPM εκαστος-A1--NSM προς-P ο- A--ASM αδελφος-N2--ASM αυτος- D--GSM

34 αιρω-VAI-AAI3P δε-X μερις-N3D-APF παρα-P αυτος- D--GSM προς-P αυτος- D--APM μεγαλυνω-VCI-API3S δε-X ο- A--NSF μερις-N3D-NSF *βενιαμιν-N---GSM παρα-P ο- A--APF μερις-N3D-APF πας-A3--GPM πενταπλασιως-D προς-P ο- A--APF εκεινος- D--GPM πινω-VBI-AAI3P δε-X και-C μεθυω-VSI-API3P μετα-P αυτος- D--GSM

   

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Arcana Coelestia#5663

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5663. 'Your God and the God of your father' means the Lord's Divine Human. This becomes clear from the fact that where the name God or the name Jehovah is used in the Word, the Lord and no one else is meant, 1343, 1736, 2921, 3035. And when the words 'your God and the God of your father' are used - that is, the God of Israel and Jacob and of his sons - the Lord's Divine Human is meant, in particular His Divine Natural, 3305, 4286, 4570; for 'Israel' represented the Lord's interior Natural, 'Jacob' His exterior Natural, and 'his sons' the truths present in that Natural.

[2] The truth that the Lord was meant by God and Jehovah in the Word was unknown to the Jewish Church; and the Christian Church at the present day does not know it, the reason for its ignorance of this truth being that it has distinguished the Divine into three separate persons. But the Ancient Church which existed after the Flood, and especially the Most Ancient Church which existed before the Flood, did not understand by Jehovah and God anyone else than the Lord, in particular His Divine Human. They did know about the Divine Himself who dwells within the Lord, and whom the Lord calls His Father; but they could not engage in any thought about the Divine Himself who dwells within the Lord, only about His Divine Human, and consequently could not be joined to any other that is Divine. For that linking together is effected through thought which is the activity of the understanding and through affection which is the activity of the will, thus through faith and love. When anyone thinks about the Divine Himself his thought becomes lost so to speak in boundless space and so is dissipated. As a consequence no joining together can result. But it is different when anyone thinks about the Divine Himself as the Divine Human. Those people living in former times also knew that unless they were joined to the Divine they could not be saved.

[3] It was therefore a Divine Human that the Ancient Churches worshipped, and it was Jehovah in this Divine Human that revealed Himself among them. That Divine Human was also the Divine Himself in heaven, for heaven consists of a single human being called the Grand Man, dealt with at the ends of chapters up to this point. The Divine in heaven is essentially the Divine Himself; but He exists in heaven as a Divine Man. This Man is the one the Lord took upon Himself, made Divine within Himself, and made one with the Divine Himself, even as He had from eternity been made one with Him; for He has from eternity been one. He acted in that way because the human race could not otherwise be saved. The channel formed by heaven, and so by the Divine Human there, by means of which the Divine Himself came into people's minds was no longer adequate; therefore the Divine Himself was willing to make the Divine Human one with Himself through the Human He actually took upon Himself in the world. This Divine Human and that Divine Himself are the Lord.

  
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Arcana Coelestia#1343

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1343. That 'Eber' was a nation, the Hebrew nation, which took its name from 'Eber' as its forefather, and which means the worship in general of the second Ancient Church, is clear from the references to him in the historical sections of the Word. Because a new form of worship began with that nation, all those were called Hebrews whose worship was similar to it. Their worship was like that re-established at a later time among the descendants of Jacob, its chief features being that they called their God Jehovah and held sacrifices. The Most Ancient Church was of one mind in acknowledging the Lord and calling Him Jehovah, as is clear also from the early chapters of Genesis and elsewhere in the Word. The Ancient Church, that is, the Church after the Flood also acknowledged the Lord and called Him Jehovah, especially those who possessed internal worship and were called 'the sons of Shem'. The remainder whose worship was external also acknowledged Jehovah and worshipped Him. But when internal worship became external, and still more when it became idolatrous, and when each nation started to have its own god to worship, the Hebrew nation retained the name of Jehovah and called their own God Jehovah. In this they were different from all other nations.

[2] Along with external worship, Jacob's descendants in Egypt, including Moses himself, lost knowledge even of this fact, that their God was called Jehovah. Consequently they had first of all to be taught that Jehovah was the God of the Hebrews, and the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, as becomes clear from the following in Moses,

Jehovah said to Moses, You and the elders of Israel shall go in to the king of Egypt, and you shall say to him, Jehovah the God of the Hebrews has met with us; and now let us go, pray, a three days' journey into the wilderness, and let us sacrifice to Jehovah our God. Exodus 3:18.

In the same author,

Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah that I should hearken to His voice to send Israel away? I do not know Jehovah, and moreover I will not send Israel away. And they said, The God of the Hebrews has met with us; let us go, pray, a three days' journey into the wilderness, and let us sacrifice to Jehovah our God. Exodus 5:2-3.

[3] The fact that Jacob's descendants lost in Egypt, along with the worship, even the name of Jehovah becomes clear from the following in Moses,

Moses said to God, Behold, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, The God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they say to me, What is His name? What shall I tell them? And God said to Moses, I Am Who I Am. And He said, Thus shall you say to the children of Israel, I Am has sent me to you. And God said moreover to Moses, Thus shall you say to the children of Israel, Jehovah the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you; this is My name for ever. Exodus 3:13-15.

[4] From this it is evident that even Moses did not know it and that they were distinguished from everyone else by the name of Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews. Hence also Jehovah is elsewhere called the God of the Hebrews,

You shall say to Pharaoh, Jehovah the God of the Hebrews has sent me to you. Exodus 7:16.

Go in to Pharaoh and say to him, Thus said Jehovah the God of the Hebrews. Exodus 9:1, 13.

Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and said to him, Thus said Jehovah the God of the Hebrews Exodus 10:3.

In Jonah,

I am a Hebrew, and I fear Jehovah, the God of heaven. Jonah 1:9.

And also in Samuel,

The Philistines heard the noise of the shouting and said, What does the noise of this great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean? And they learned that the Ark of Jehovah had come to the camp. The Philistines said, Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who smote the Egyptians with every sort of plague in the wilderness. Acquit yourselves like men, O Philistines, lest you be slaves to the Hebrews. 1 Samuel 4:6, 8-9.

Here also it is evident that nations were distinguished from one another by the gods whose names they called on, and that the Hebrew nation was distinguished by that of Jehovah.

[5] The fact that sacrifices were the second essential feature of the worship of the Hebrew nation is also evident from the words from Exodus 3:18; 5:2-3, quoted above, as well as from the fact that the Egyptians abhorred the Hebrew nation on account of this form of worship, as is clear from the following in Moses,

Moses said, It is not right to do so, for we would be sacrificing to Jehovah our God what is abhorrent to the Egyptians; behold, we would be sacrificing what is abhorrent to the Egyptians in their eyes; will they not stone us? Exodus 8:26.

Consequently the Egyptians also abhorred the Hebrew nation so much that they refused even 'to eat bread' with them, Genesis 43:32. From this it is also evident that not merely the descendants of Jacob constituted the Hebrew nation but everybody who possessed that kind of worship. This also was why in Joseph's day the land of Canaan was called the land of the Hebrews,

Joseph said. By theft I have been taken away out of the land of the Hebrews. Genesis 40:15.

[6] The fact that sacrifices took place among the idolaters in the land of Canaan becomes clear from many references, for they used to sacrifice to their gods - to the baals and to others What is more, Balaam, who came from Syria where Eber had lived, that is, where the Hebrew nation had originated, before Jacob's descendants entered the land of Canaan, not only offered sacrifices but also called his God Jehovah. As to the fact that Balaam came from Syria where the Hebrew nation had originated, see Numbers 23:7; that he offered sacrifices, Numbers 22:39-40; 23:1-3, 14, 29; that he called his God Jehovah, Numbers 22:18, and elsewhere in those chapters. And Genesis 8:20 speaks of Noah offering burnt offerings to Jehovah - though this is not true history but made-up history - for 'burnt offerings' means the holiness of worship, as may be seen in that story. These considerations now show what 'Eber' or 'the Hebrew nation' means.

  
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