Sword of Moses (Harba de-Moshe)

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The Sword of Moses and Its Chain of Angels

Harba de-Moshe, Introduction

Harba de-Moshe (חרבא דמשה), the Sword of Moses, is one of the most important Jewish theurgic texts from the Geonic period. First published by Moses Gaster in 1896 from a unique man...

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From God to Moses to Metatron to You

Harba de-Moshe, Chain of Transmission

The transmission narrative in Harba de-Moshe (the Sword of Moses) is one of the most elaborate chains of divine authority in all of Jewish literature. It traces a path from God to ...

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Seventy Divine Names Hidden in the Sword of Moses

Harba de-Moshe, The Great Name

The heart of Harba de-Moshe (the Sword of Moses) is its catalog of divine names—and the greatest of these is the Great Name, composed of 70 component names. The number 70 is not ar...

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Adjurations for Healing and Protection in the Sword

Harba de-Moshe, Adjurations

The practical section of Harba de-Moshe (the Sword of Moses) reads like a catalog of emergencies and the divine names that solve them. Fever, snakebite, enemy attack, court cases, ...

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