6,484
edits
Difference between revisions of "Kabbalistic angel"
→The 72 names
Occultwiki (talk | contribs) |
Occultwiki (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
[[File:Chart of the Angels Names.jpg|300px|thumb|Chart showing the names of the 72 Kabbalistic Angels in Hebrew and English.]] | [[File:Chart of the Angels Names.jpg|300px|thumb|Chart showing the names of the 72 Kabbalistic Angels in Hebrew and English.]] | ||
All the letters comprising the 72-fold name (and thus the names of the 72 Angels) are derived from the Book of Exodus, chapter 14, verses 19 - 21. Each of the three verses contains exactly 72 letters, and when one letter is taken from each verse in the kabbalistic pattern, they form 72 three-letter names that are unique to each Angel. | All the letters comprising the 72-fold name (and thus the names of the 72 Angels) are derived from the Book of Exodus, chapter 14, verses 19 - 21. Each of the three verses contains exactly 72 letters, and when one letter is taken from each verse in the kabbalistic pattern, they form 72 three-letter names that are unique to each Angel. | ||
The verses tell the story of the Angel of God, who protected the fleeing Israelites from the army of the Pharaoh. It was Moses who spoke the 72-fold name aloud and caused God to part the Red Sea. | The verses tell the story of the Angel of God, who protected the fleeing Israelites from the army of the Pharaoh. It was Moses who spoke the 72-fold name aloud and caused [[Yahweh|God]] to part the Red Sea. | ||
===Exodus verse=== | ===Exodus verse=== | ||