Mishnah Hagigah 2:1

Mishnah Hagigah 2:1

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One may not expound the laws of forbidden relations before three. Nor the account of creation before two. Nor the chariot before one alone, unless he was a sage who understands of his own knowledge. Whoever gazes upon four things, it would have been fitting for him as though he had not come into the world: what is above, what is below, what is before, and what is after. And whoever has no concern for the honor of his Maker, it would have been fitting for him that he had not come into the world.

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CreationHeavenTorahAdam EveMysticismHoly Land

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