Religion:The path of the flaming sword
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The path of the flaming sword (Hebrew: נתיב החרב הבוערת) is a concept in Kabbalah which represents the order which the 10 sefirot were created in.
The path emanates from the Ein Sof, the boundless source of divinity. It begins at Keter (crown) and ends at Malkuth (realm) where the physical world manifests.[1]
The order of creation is as follows:[2]
- Keter (Crown)
- Chokmah (Wisdom)
- Binah (Understanding)
- Chesed (Love)
- Gevurah (Strength)
- Tiferet (Beauty)
- Netzach (Eminence)
- Hod (Glory)
- Yesod (Foundation)
- Malkuth (Realm)
Name
The name comes from the flaming sword which God put to guard the Garden of Eden after Adam and Eve were cast out.[3]
Gematric Significance
Some have noted that the path resembles three 7s. This may correspond to the value of the Hebrew letters of the tree of life connectivity that the path overlaps with which, in gematria (Jewish numerology) have a value of 777 when added together.[4][5]
Hebrew Letter | Gematria Value |
---|---|
א | 1 |
ד | 4 |
ג | 3 |
ט | 9 |
ל | 30 |
נ | 50 |
פ | 80 |
ר | 200 |
ת | 400 |
See also
- Flaming Sword (mythology)
- Four Worlds
- Sefirot
- Tree of Life (Kabbalah)
References
- ↑ "Path of the Flaming Sword - AnthroWiki". https://en.anthro.wiki/Path_of_the_Flaming_Sword.
- ↑ "The Ten Sefirot of the Kabbalah". https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-ten-sefirot-of-the-kabbalah.
- ↑ "Genesis 3:24". https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.3.24?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en.
- ↑ "The Flaming Sword — Mystic Symbolism" (in en). https://mysticsymbolism.com/The-Flaming-Sword.
- ↑ Lanakila, Nā Hālau ʻĀha Hūi (2019-05-06). "The Number 777 and the Path of the Flaming Sword" (in en). https://horusbehdet.com/2019/05/06/the-number-777-and-the-path-of-the-flaming-sword/.