Vayikra
Creation Firmaments Offering Peace Peace-offering Rivers Sacrifice Seas Seven Universe Waters Year

134. "And if his offering be a sacrifice of peace offering" (Vayikra 3:1). Rabbi Yehuda opened the discussion with the verse: "And Elohim said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters..." (Beresheet 1:6). Come and see: When the Holy One, blessed be He, created the universe, He created seven firmaments above, created seven lands below, seven seas, seven rivers, seven days, seven weeks, seven years, seven times, seven millennia in which the world exists. NAMELY, IT ENDURES FOR 6,000 YEARS AND FOR 1,000 IT IS IN RUINS. The Holy One, blessed be He, is to be found in every seventh OF ALL THAT IS MENTIONED ABOVE; NAMELY, IN THE SEVENTH MILLENNIUM, SEVENTH YEAR, AND SO ON.

134. אִם זֶבַח שְׁלָמִים קָרְבָּנוֹ. רִבִּי יְהוּדָה פָּתַח, וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם וְגוֹ.' ת"ח, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּבָרָא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא עָלְמָא, בָּרָא ז' רְקִיעִים לְעֵילָּא, בָּרָא ז' אֲרָצוֹת לְתַתָּא, ז' יַמִּים, ז' נְהָרוֹת, ז' יוֹמִין, ז' שָׁבוּעוֹת, ז' שָׁנִים. ז' פְּעָמִים. ז' אַלְפֵי שְׁנִין דַּהֲוֵי עָלְמָא, קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בִּשְׁבִיעָאָה דְּכֹלָּא.

Astrology Chariot Face Fire Firmaments Seven Stars Water Wind

135. There are seven firmaments above with stars and constellations in each, and attendants ministering in each and every firmament. In all those FIRMAMENTS, there are Chariots on Chariots that take on themselves the yoke of their Master's kingdom. In all the firmaments, there are Chariots and suns that are different from each other, the ones on the others, some with six wings and some with four wings, some with four faces and some with two faces, and some with one face. Some are of flames of fire, some of water and some of wind. Hence, it says, "Who makes the winds His messengers, the flames of fire His ministers" (Tehilim 104:4).

135. ז' שְׁחָקִים לְעֵילָּא, וּבְכָל חַד וְחַד כֹּכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת, וְשַׁמָּשִׁין דִּמְשַׁמְּשִׁין בְּכָל רְקִיעָא וּרְקִיעָא. וּבְכֻלְּהוּ מֵאִלֵּין, רְתִיכִין אִלֵּין עַל אִלֵּין, לְקַבְּלָא עָלַיְיהוּ עוֹל מַלְכוּתָא דְּמָארֵיהוֹן. וּבְכֻלְּהוּ רְקִיעִין אִית רְתִיכִין וְשַׁמָּשִׁין, מְשַׁנְיָין דָּא מִן דָּא, אִלֵּין עַל אִלֵּין, מִנְּהוֹן בְּו' גַּדְפִּין, וּמִנְּהוֹן בְּד' גַּדְפִּין. מִנְּהוֹן בְּד' פָּנִים. וּמִנְּהוֹן בִּתְרֵין פָּנִים, וּמִנְּהוֹן בְּחַד. מִנְּהוֹן אֶשָּׁא דְּלָהִיט. מִנְּהוֹן מַיָּא. מִנְּהוֹן רוּחָא. הֲדָא הוּא דִּכְתִּיב, עוֹשֶׂה מַלְאָכָיו רוּחוֹת מְשָׁרְתָיו אֵשׁ לֹהֵט.

Fear Firmaments Jerusalem Klipot (Shells – Negativity) Seven Shells (Klipot) Strength

136. All the firmaments are on top of each other like onion shells clothing each other, some below and some above, FOR THOSE THAT ARE INSIDE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE BELOW AND THOSE ON THE OUTSIDE TO BE ABOVE. All firmaments tremble with the fear of their Master by whose decree they journey, by whose decree they stand still. Above them all is the Holy One, blessed be He, who carries everything in His might and strength. It is similar with the seven lands, all of which are inhabited, only that the first ones are higher and the latter are lower. The land of Yisrael is superior to them all and Jerusalem is superior to any inhabited place.

136. וְכֻלְּהוּ רְקִיעִין, אִלֵּין עַל אִלֵּין כְּגִלְדֵּי בְּצָלִים, אִלֵּין לְתַתָּא, וְאִלֵּין לְעֵילָּא. וְכָל רְקִיעָא וּרְקִיעָא, אַזְלָא וְרַעֲשָׁא מֵאֵימָתָא דְּמָארֵיהוֹן. עַל פּוּמֵיהּ נַטְלִין, וְעַל פּוּמֵיהּ קַיְימִין. וְעֵילָּא מְכֻּלְּהוּ קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דְּנָטִיל כֹּלָּא בְּחֵילֵיהּ וְתוּקְפֵּיהּ. כְּגַוְונָא דָּא שִׁבְעָה אֲרָצוֹת לְתַתָּא, וְכֻלְּהוּ בְּיִשּׁוּבָא בַּר דְּאִלֵּין עִלָּאִין וְאִלֵּין תַּתָּאִין. וְאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל עִלָּאָה מִכֹּלָּא, וִירוּשְׁלֵם עִלָּאָה מִכָּל יִשׁוּבָא.

Adam Face Firmaments Garden of Eden Gehenom (Hell) Hell (Gehenom) South

137. Our friends who dwell in the south saw in ancient books and in the book of Adam that all these lands are divided below in the same way as the firmaments above, namely the ones above the others and between each two lands a dividing firmament. Therefore, all lands are called by names, and among them are the Garden of Eden and Gehenom. There are creatures in them, different from each other, as above IN THE FIRMAMENTS. Some of them have two faces, some four faces and some have one. The appearance of the ones are not like THE APPEARANCE of the others.

137. וְחַבְרָנָא יַתְבֵי דְּרוֹמָא, חָמוּ בְּסִפְרֵי קַדְמָאֵי, וּבְסִפְרָא דְּאָדָם, דְּהָכִי מְחַלֵּק כָּל אִינּוּן אֲרָצוֹת, דְּכֻלְּהוּ מִשְׁתַּכְּחֵי לְתַתָּא, כְּגַוְונָא דְּאִינּוּן רְקִיעִין דִּלְעֵילָּא. אִלֵּין עַל אִלֵּין, וְאִלֵּין עַל אִלֵּין וּבֵין כָּל אַרְעָא וְאַרְעָא, רָקִיעַ דְּמַפְרִשׁ בֵּין דָּא לְדָא. וְעַ"ד כֻּלְּהוּ אֲרָצוֹת פְּרִישָׁן בִּשְׁמָהָן. וּבֵינַיְיהוּ ג"ע וְגֵיהִנָם. וְאִית בֵּינַיְיהוּ בִּרְיָין מְשַׁנְיָין, אִלֵּין מִן אִלֵּין, כְּגַוְונָא דִּלְעֵילָּא. מִנְּהוֹן בִּתְרֵין אַנְפִּין, וּמִנְּהוֹן בְּד,' וּמִנְּהוֹן בְּא.' וְחֵיזוּ דְּאִלֵּין לָאו כְּאִלֵּין.

Adam Earth Firmaments Likenesses Tevel (World) Universe World (Tevel)

138. You may wonder how all the inhabitants of the world issued from Adam. Did the first man descend into all these lands and beget children? And how many wives did he have?! HE ANSWERS, Adam dwells solely in the uppermost world called Universe (Heb. tevel), as we said, as it is written, "playing with the universe (Heb. tevel), His earth" (Mishlei 8:31). This universe cleaves to the firmament above where it holds to the supreme Name. Hence, it says, "And He will judge the universe in righteousness" (Tehilim 9:9), with righteousness indeed, WHICH IS MALCHUT CALLED RIGHTEOUSNESS. For this reason, the children of Adam are in the supernal land called Tevel and are superior to all, in the likeness of above, AS THE SUPERNAL MAN IS SUPERIOR TO ALL, AS WILL BE TALKED OF.

138. וְאִי תֵּימָא, הָא כָּל בְּנֵי עָלְמָא מֵאָדָם נַפְקוּ, וְכִי נָחִית אָדָם הָרִאשׁוֹן לְכֻלְּהוּ אֲרָצוֹת, וְאוֹלִיד בְּנִין, וְכַמָּה נָשִׁין הֲווֹ לֵיהּ. אֶלָּא, אָדָם לָא אִשְׁתְּכַח אֶלָּא בְּהַאי עָלְמָא עִלָּאָה מְכֻּלְּהוּ, דְּאִקְרֵי תֵּבֵל, כִּדְאַמְרִינָן דִּכְתִּיב וַיְצַו לְתֵבֵל אַרְצוֹ. וְהַאי תֵּבֵל אֲחִידָא בִּרְקִיעַ דִּלְעֵילָּא, וְאִתְאֲחִידָא בִּשְׁמָא עִלָּאָה. הה"ד וְהוּא יִשְׁפּוֹט תֵּבֵל בְּצֶדֶק. בְּצֶדֶק וַדַּאי. בג"כ בְּנוֹי דְּאָדָם, אִשְׁתְּכָחוּ בְּהַאי אַרְעָא עִלָּאָה דְּאִקְרֵי תֵּבֵל. וְאִינּוּן עִלָּאִין עַל כֹּלָּא, כְּגַוְונָא דִּלְעֵילָּא.

Adam Firmaments Likenesses Sapphire Stone Tetragrammaton Tevel (World) Throne World (Tevel) Yud Hei Vav Hei (YHVH)

139. What is the reason THAT MAN BELOW IS IN THE LIKENESS OF ABOVE? It is that above all firmaments, there is a firmament superior to them all, on which sits the throne of the Holy One, blessed be He, as written, "The likeness of a throne, in appearance like a sapphire stone: and on the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above on it" (Yechezkel 1:26). WHICH IS THE SECRET OF YUD HEI VAV HEI, FULLY SPELLED TO THE NUMERICAL VALUE OF MEM HEI (45), CORRELATING TO THE NUMERICAL VALUE OF ADAM. So here too, in this 'Tevel,' there is a king above all. Who is he? Man. That is not the case among the lower beings.

139. מ"ט. כְּמָה דִּלְעֵילָּא לְכֻלְּהוּ רְקִיעִים, אִית רָקִיעַ עִלָּאָה, מְכֻּלְּהוּ, וּלְעֵילָּא אִשְׁתְּכַח כִּסֵּא דְּקוּדְשָׁא ב"ה, כד"א כְּמַרְאֵה אֶבֶן סַפִּיר דְּמוּת כִּסֵּא וְעַל דְּמוּת הַכִּסֵּא דְּמוּת כְּמַרְאֵה אָדָם עָלָיו מִלְמָעְלָה. אוּף הָכָא בְּהַאי תֵּבֵל, אִשְׁתְּכַח מַלְכָּא דְּכֹלָּא, וּמַאן אִיהוּ אָדָם. מַה דְּלָא אִשְׁתְּכַח בְּכֻלְּהוּ תַּתָּאִין.

Colors Earth Firmaments Klipot (Shells – Negativity) Red Shells (Klipot) Ten White Year

140. HE ASKS, Whence do the lower beings come from? HE REPLIES, From the vapors of earth and by the help of the firmament above come out creatures different in their appearance from each other. Some of them are clothed, some in shells like worms that are found on the earth, some of them with red, black and white shells, and some from any color. All creatures are like that, with a life span of ten years only!

140. וְאִינּוּן תַּתָּאִין מֵאָן אָתוּ. אֶלָּא מִקִסְטוֹרָא דְּאַרְעָא, וְסִיוּעָא דִּרְקִיעָא דִּלְעֵילָּא, נָפְקִין בִּרְיָין מְשַׁנְיָין אִלֵּין מִן אִלֵּין, מִנְּהוֹן בִּלְבוּשִׁין, מִנְּהוֹן בִּקְלִיפִין, כְּאִלֵּין תּוֹלָעִין דְּמִשְׁתַּכְּחֵי בְּאַרְעָא, מִנְּהוֹן בִּקְלִיפִין סוּמָקִין, אוּכָמִין חִוָּורִין, וּמִנְּהוֹן מִכָּל גַּוְונִין. כַּךְ כָּל בִּרְיָין כְּגַוְונָא דָּא. וְלָא אִשְׁתְּכָחוּ בְּקִיּוּמָא בַּר עֲשַׂר שְׁנִין.

Seven

141. Rav Hamnuna Saba (the elder) explains further in his book that the entire inhabited land rolls around like a ball, so that some are up and some are down. NAMELY, THE CREATURES AROUND THE GLOBE ARE OPPOSITE EACH OTHER AND THE SEVEN SECTIONS OF THE GLOBE ARE SEVEN LANDS. All the creatures OF SIX OF THE LANDS are different in their appearance according to the difference in the atmosphere in each place, and they live like any other man.

141. וּבְסִפְרָא דְּרַב הַמְנוּנָא סָבָא, פָּרִישׁ יַתִּיר, דְּהָא כָּל יִשׁוּבָא מִתְגַּלְגְּלָא בְּעִגוּלָא כַּכַּדּוּר, אִלֵּין לְתַתָּא, וְאִלֵּין לְעֵילָּא, וְכָל אִינּוּן בִּרְיָין מְשַׁנְיָין בְּחֶזְוַוְייהוּ מִשִׁנוּיָא דַּאֲוִירָא. כְּפוּם כָּל אֲתַר וַאֲתַר, וְקַיְימִין בְּקִיּוּמַיְיהוּ כִּשְׁאָר בְּנֵי נָשָׁא.

Adam Book of Adam Correction Firmaments Light Praise Seven Torah Wisdom

142. There is an inhabited place, so that when there is light on some - ON THAT SIDE OF THE GLOBE - it is dark for others ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD. THUS when it is day for one group, it is night for the others. There is an inhabited place where there is day only and no night, save for a little while. It has been said in ancient books and in the book of Adam THAT THERE ARE SEVEN LANDS, THE ONE BELOW THE OTHER, WITH A FIRMAMENT SEPARATING EACH AND EVERY LAND, and this is correct. NAMELY, HE DOES NOT DISAGREE WITH THEM IN HIS WORDS THAT THEY ARE ALL ONE GLOBE THAT IS DIVIDED INTO SEVEN PARTS, AS SHALL BE EXPLAINED. It is written as such in: "I will praiseYou; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works" (Tehilim 139:14) and "How manifold are Your works, Hashem" (Tehilim 104:24). All is therefore well, FOR BOTH ARE WORDS OF THE LIVING ELOHIM. WE MUST NOT QUESTION HOW BOTH INTERPRETATIONS CAN BE RIGHT, SEEING THAT THEY CONTRADICT EACH OTHER, because this secret has been transmitted to men of wisdom, and not to those who set AND DIVIDE NATURAL limits, and it is a deep mystery of the Torah.

142. וְעַל דָּא אִית אֲתַר בְּיִשּׁוּבָא, כַּד נָהִיר לְאִלֵּין, חָשִׁיךְ לְאִלֵּין, לְאִלֵּין יְמָמָא, וּלְאִלֵּין לֵילְיָא. וְאִית אֲתַר דְּכוּלֵיהּ יְמָמָא, וְלָא אִשְׁתְּכַח בֵּיהּ לֵילְיָא, בַּר בְּשַׁעֲתָא חֲדָא זְעֵירָא. וְהַאי דְּאָמַר בְּסִפְרֵי קַדְמָאֵי, וּבְסִפְרָא דְּאָדָם הָרִאשׁוֹן הָכִי הוּא. דְּהָכִי כְּתִיב, אוֹדְךָ עַל כִּי נוֹרָאוֹת נִפְלֵיתִי נִפְלָאִים מַעֲשֶׂיךָ. וּכְתִיב, מַה רַבּוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ ה.' וְעַל דָּא, כֹּלָּא שַׁפִּיר. וְרָזָא דָּא אִתְמְסַר לְמָארֵיהוֹן דְּחָכְמְתָא, וְלָא לִמְפָלְגֵי תְּחוּמִין, בְּגִין דְּאִיהוּ רָזָא עֲמִיקָא דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא.

Beasts Likenesses Seas Ships

143. Similarly, there exist creatures in the sea of different appearances. Hence, it says, "So is this great and wide sea, wherein are creeping things innumerable, both small and great beasts. There go the ships; there is the Leviathan..." (Tehilim 104:25). All are interdependent, all in the likeness of above. In all the worlds, none rules over everything but man, and the Holy One, blessed be He, rules over him.

143. כְּגַוְונָא דָּא אִית בְּיַמָּא. דְּאִית בֵּיהּ כַּמָה בִּרְיָין מְשַׁנְיָין דָּא מִן דָּא. הה"ד זֶה הַיָּם גָּדוֹל וּרְחַב יָדַיִם שָׁם רֶמֶשׂ וְאֵין מִסְפָּר חַיּוֹת קְטַנּוֹת עִם גְּדוֹלוֹת שָׁם אֳנִיּוֹת יְהַלֵּכוּן לִוְיָתָן וְגוֹ.' וְכֹלָּא תַּלְיָיא דָּא בְּדָא, וְכֹלָּא כְּגַוְונָא דִּלְעֵילָּא. וּבְכֻלְּהוּ עָלְמִין לָא שַׁלְטָא בְּכֹלָּא בַּר אָדָם, וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא עָלֵיהּ.