The Thirty-two Paths Of Wisdom

Sefer Yetzirah 1:1-2

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With thirty-two wondrous paths of wisdom did Yah, the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, the living God and King of the universe, God Almighty, merciful and gracious, exalted and uplifted, who dwells forever and whose name is holy and lofty, engrave and create His world by means of three things: by boundary, by letter, and by number. Ten Sefirot of nothingness, and twenty-two foundation letters: three mothers, seven doubles, and twelve simples.

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MysticismSefirotAdam EveWisdomLight

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