Bereshit B: Chapter 18

Sixth compartment: Chesed

Synopsis

While Gvurah, the compartment directly below, personifies Judgment, Chesed is a realm of pure Mercy. The angels residing here are responsible for delivering spiritual influences of mercy into our lives. We bring these angels into motion whenever we show mercy toward others. Everyday acts of sharing and kindness, without any expectations in return, are examples of mercy in this sense.

Angels Dwellings Fish Heavens Rivers Seas Ships Streams Uriel (Angel) West Wind

50. The sixth compartment is very close to the kingdom of heaven, THAT IS, THE INNER MALCHUT. In it are ships and rivers and streams that branch off and leave the sea, WHICH IS MALCHUT. Many are the fish - ALLUDING TO THE ANGELS - that, governed by their ministers, swarm IN THE RIVERS AND STREAMS to the four winds of the world. One minister, called Uriel, is in charge of all the lower ANGELS IN THIS COMPARTMENT. HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE ANGELS FROM THE WESTERN SIDE.

50. מָדוֹרָא שְׁתִיתָאָה: הוּא, מָדוֹרָא עִלָּאָה קָרֵיב לְמַלְכוּ שְׁמַיָא. וּבֵיהּ אַרְבִין, וְנַהֲרִין, וְנַחֲלִין, דְּמִתְפַּלְּגִין מִן יַמָּא, וְכַמָּה נוּנִין אִינוּן, דִּמְרַחֲשָׁן לְאַרְבַּע סִטְרֵי עָלְמָא, וְעֵילָא מִנְהוֹן סָרְכִין מְמַנָּן, וְחַד מְמַנָּא עֲלַיְיהוּ וְאוֹרִיאֵל שְׁמֵיהּ, וְהוּא מְמַנָּא עַל כָּל אִלֵּין תַּתָּאִין.

Angels Directions East Gabriel (Angel) Michael (Angel) North Refael (Angel) Ships South Uriel (Angel) West

51. At those hours and moments when the ships sail, ALL THESE ANGELS TRAVEL WITH THEM IN THOSE DIRECTIONS TOWARD WHICH THE SHIPS SAIL. When the ships sail southward, the minister governing them is Michael, who is drawn from the Right COLUMN, WHICH IS CHESED. And when the ships sail northward, the minister governing them is Gabriel, who is drawn from the left side WHICH IS GVURAH. THE FOUR DIRECTIONS, SOUTH, NORTH, EAST AND WEST ARE CHOCHMAH, BINAH, TIFERET AND MALCHUT. AND FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SIX LOWER SFIROT, THEY ARE CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET AND MALCHUT. And when the ships are eastbound, the minister governing them on that side is Raphael, who is to the right, THAT IS ON THE SIDE OF THE CHASSADIM. And when the ships are westbound, the minister governing them is Uriel, who is the last, WEST BEING THE LAST OF THE FOUR DIRECTIONS.

51. וְכָלְהוֹ נָטְלֵי בְּשַׁעֲתֵי וְרִגְעֵי כַּד נָטְלֵי אַרְבֵי לְסִטְרָא דָא וּלְסִטְרָא דָא, כַּד נָטְלֵי אַרְבֵי לִסְטַר דָּרוֹם מְמַנָּא דְקַיְימָא עֲלַיְיהוּ, לְהַהוּא סִטְרָא, הוּא מִיכָאֵל דַּאֲתָא מִימִינָא. וְכַד נָטְלֵי אַרְבֵי לִסְטַר צָפוֹן, מְמַנָּא דְקַיְימָא עֲלַיְיהוּ לְהַהוּא סִטְרָא, הוּא גַּבְרִיאֵל דְּאָתֵי מִסִּטְרָא דִשְׂמָאלָא. וְכַד נָטְלֵי אַרְבֵי לִסְטַר מִזְרָח הָא תַּמָּן אִיהוּ מְמַנָּא, דְּקַיְימָא עֲלַיְיהוּ, לְהַהוּא סִטְרָא רְפָאֵל שְׁמֵיהּ, וְהוּא לִימִינָא. וְכַד נָטְלֵי אַרְבֵי לִסְטַר מַעֲרָב, מְמַנָּא דְקַיְימָא עֲלַיְיהוּ, לְהַהוּא סִטְרָא, הוּא אוֹרִיאֵל וְאִיהוּ לְבַתְרָאָה.

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