Worlds in Jewish Mythology

1 myth

Myths, legends, and mystical writings about Worlds from across Jewish tradition.

What does Worlds mean in Jewish mythology?

Myths, legends, and mystical writings about Worlds from across Jewish tradition.

1 myth on JewishMythology.com retell how Jewish tradition imagines worlds, drawn from the Hebrew Bible, Midrash, Talmud, Kabbalah, and later Jewish literature. Each story below synthesizes primary sources into a single narrative; follow any myth to read it, and from there into the source passages behind it.

Parshat Bereshit 5 min

Before Creation, the Torah Burned in God's Lap

Before sky, sea, or soil, the Torah burned in black fire on white fire as God held the blueprint that would become the world.

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