Inner Lineage Of Consciousness
Genesis 11:20-23 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Genesis 11 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Genesis 11:20-23 lists the ages of Reu and Serug at the births of their sons and records long years after those births, tracing a line from Reu to Nahor. It presents genealogy as a rhythm of generations, each birth birthing the next and extending life before the next seed appears.
Neville's Inner Vision
Reu and Serug are not distant historical figures but inner states of consciousness moving through your imagination. Reu is the original I AM, the seed of awareness that births Serug, the next wave of thought and feeling you entertain as real. The two hundred seven years after Reu begat Serug symbolize the continued activity of that state, the ongoing inner movements that keep birthing products—habits, moods, images, possibilities—long after the seed is planted. Serug’s thirty years before Nahor marks the season in which a fresh seed matures, and the long post-birth span shows how the state lingers in your psyche, shaping life from within. Nahor, then, is the next pattern arising from that lineage—more forms in your experience that confirm your inner condition. The genealogy thus teaches that your life is an uninterrupted lineage of inner movements, not a sequence of isolated events. When you assume the end, you invite the next generation into your present experience, and outward circumstances align with the line of consciousness you have cultivated.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and declare I am the I AM; this line of consciousness births its Nahor now. Feel the sense of a fulfilled lineage expanding in you, and rest in that sensation for a few minutes.
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