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The Qabbalah, the Secret Doctrine of Israelk

God is One above three, three are above seven, seven are above twelve, yet all are linked together. 9. There are twenty-two letters by which the I AM (YAH), the Lord of Hosts, Almighty and Eternal, designed and created by three Sepharim (Numbers, Letters, and Sounds) His universe, and formed by them all creatures and all those things that are yet to come. 10. When the Patriarch Abraham had comprehended the great truths, meditated upon them, and understood them perfectly, the Lord of the Universe (the Tetragrammaton) appeared to him, called him His friend, kissed him upon the head, and made with him a covenant. First, the covenant was between the ten fingers of his hands, which is the covenant of the tongue (spiritual); second, the covenant was between the ten toes of his feet, which is the covenant of circumcision (material); and God said of him, "Before Abraham bound the spirit of the twenty-two letters (the Thora) upon his tongue and God disclosed to him their secrets. God permitted the letters to be immersed in water, He burned them in the fire and imprinted them upon the winds. He distributed them among the seven planets and gave them to the twelve zodiacal signs.
Themes
◆Anthropomorphismtheology

Attributing human characteristics, emotions, or form to the divine; embodied divine imagery.

The passage describes God appearing to Abraham by kissing him upon the head.

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◆Covenanttheology

A binding agreement or relationship between the divine and a people or individual, establishing mutual obligations.

The passage explicitly details a covenant made between God and Abraham involving both spiritual and material aspects.

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◆Letters Of Creationcosmology

The twenty-two Hebrew letters as the building blocks through which God creates and sustains all existence.

The passage centrally states that God created the universe by twenty-two letters through Numbers, Letters, and Sounds.

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◆Living Godtheology

The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.

God is depicted as active, appearing to Abraham and making a covenant with him.

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◆Numerical Mysticismtheology

Numbers, proportions, and mathematical relationships as the underlying structure of divine reality.

The passage repeatedly references specific numbers (one, three, seven, twelve, twenty-two) as structural elements of divine reality.

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◆Sacred Namestheology

Divine names or formulas that carry ontological power, used in prayer, liturgy, or magical practice.

The Tetragrammaton and YAH are presented as powerful divine names central to creation and covenant.

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Related passages · 4 parallels
◆jewish_mysticism|Sefer Yetzirah (The Book of Formation)|Section 1a
“Wescott, tr. (1887) CHAPTER 1 1. In two and thirty most occult and wonderful paths of wisdom did JAH the Lord of Hosts engrave his name: God of the armies of Israel, ever-living God, merciful and gracious, sublime, dwelling on high, who i…”
Both passages discuss the mystical significance of numbers, letters, and the creation of the universe through divine emanations and the Sephiroth. They share a conceptual framework rooted in the Qabbalah, including the importance of the twenty-two letters and the ten numbers, as well as the covenant with Abraham.
◆jewish_mysticism|Sefer Yetzirah (The Book of Formation)|Section 1b
“4.) 11. He selected three letters from the simple ones, and sealed them as forming his great Name, I H V and he sealed the universe in six directions. Five.- He looked above, and sealed the height, with I H V. Six.- He looked below, and…”
Both passages discuss the mystical significance of letters, numbers, and elements in the creation of the universe. They share the concept of divine creation through letters and numbers, and the distribution of these elements in the cosmos, indicating a genuine conceptual parallel.
◆jewish_mysticism|Sefer Yetzirah (The Book of Formation)|Section 1d
“Resh, predominant in peace, crowned, combined, and formed Saturn in the Universe, the sixth day of the week, and the left nostril in man. Tau, predominant in beauty, crowned, combined and formed Jupiter in the Universe, the seventh day in…”
Both passages discuss the mystical significance of the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet and their connection to the creation of the universe and the human body. They share a structural parallel in the organization and attribution of these letters to various cosmic and human elements.
◆jewish_mysticism|Sefer Yetzirah (The Book of Formation)|Section 1e
“He produced Oin, predominant in Anger, crowned, combined, and formed Capricornus in the world, Tebet in the year, and the liver in man. 11. He produced Tzaddi, predominant in Taste, crowned, combined, and formed Aquarius in the world, Seb…”
Both passages describe the mystical structure of the universe through numerical relationships (one above three, three above seven, seven above twelve) and the significance of the twenty-two letters in the creation process. They also share the narrative of Abraham's covenant with God, including the symbolic covenants of the tongue and circumcision.