77. 3276. Obs.: I also had a conversation with those who were in charge of them about the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and, in fact, about those of Abraham not only from Isaac, but also from Ishmael, as well as from his six sons by Kethura; also about his other children who were sent to the east [Gen. 25:6]. It further concerned the descendants of Isaac from Esau, as well as the descendants of Jacob himself from his ten sons, who were afterwards called Israelites, that is, the ten tribes that were scattered over the whole world, first over the northern quarters of Europe, and from there into the whole of Europe and its islands, and some into Asia besides. Thus the whole world, except for the peoples of Africa and the Indies, must be of Abraham's seed as to the flesh, which has therefore multiplied as the sand of the seashore and the stars of heaven [Gen. 22:17]. There is only one Tribe (together with Benjamin) living separated from them, which is a mere current in so great an Ocean, yet which stirs up so many disturbances, as if they alone were the sons of Abraham! Indeed, it was this current that aroused that great disturbance spoken of above [75], and would constantly arouse one, if they were in heaven, against the children of Israel, that is, against their ten brothers and their generations descended from Jacob, against those of their uncle, Esau, and all his posterity, from whom also arose so many princes of the gentiles - eleven, to be exact [Gen. 36:40-43] - against Abraham's own seed through Ishmael, from whom likewise princes arose twelve in number [Gen. 25:13-16], and also against the other children of Abraham by his lawful wife, Kethura, as well as those from Abraham's other children. Thus that one Tribe, together with Benjamin, who are so few, would arouse a disturbance against the whole world, like a current against the Ocean; yet that current is so malignant that if its water were mixed into the Ocean, it would infect its waters like a ferment. As for the rest of the peoples, such as those of Africa and the Indies, who, like the descendants of Ham, were exiled, their condition on the day of judgment will be better, because they live in continual darkness, and are not in any light. For this reason, there cannot be in them such a mixture of light and darkness and the consequent corruption of the spiritual state itself, and therefore, no crucifixion of the Messiah, as there is with those who live in broad daylight, and turn it into black darkness. [Abraham; Jews]