The Sefirot in Kabbalah
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Tree of life is a mystical concept within the Kabbalah of Judaism which is used to understand the nature of God and the manner in which He created the world ex nihilo (out of nothing). The Kabbalists developed this concept into a full model of reality, using the tree to depict a "map" of Creation. The tree of life has been called the "cosmology" of the Kabbalah. The tree of life. ... This article is about traditional Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism). ... Image File history File links Ktree11. ... Keter (Crown; כתר) also known as Kether in the Kabbalah of Judaism, is the topmost of the Sephirot, or Tree of life (Kabbalah). ... Image File history File links Ktree12. ... Image File history File links Ktree13. ... Binah, (meaning Understanding; בינה), in the Kabbalah of Judaism, is the second intellectual Sephirah on the tree of life. ... Image File history File links Ktree21. ... Image File history File links Ktree22. ... Image File history File links Ktree23. ... Image File history File links Ktree24. ... Chokhma in the Kabbalah of Judaism is the second sephira of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. ... Image File history File links Ktree25. ... Image File history File links Ktree31. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Daath (Kabbalah). ... Image File history File links Ktree32. ... Image File history File links Ktree33. ... Gevurah Also known as Geburah, and Din is the fifth Sefirot of the Tree of life (Kabbalah). ... Image File history File links Ktree41. ... Image File history File links Ktree42. ... Image File history File links Ktree43. ... Image File history File links Ktree44. ... In Judaism Chesed is the forth Sefirah on the tree of life. ... Image File history File links Ktree45. ... Image File history File links Ktree51. ... Tiphereth (Glory; תיפארת) or Tifereth, Tipheret, Tiferet, or rahamin (mercy in Hebrew in the Kabbalah of Judaism is the sixth Sephirah on the tree of life. ... Image File history File links Ktree52. ... Image File history File links Ktree53. ... Hod in the Kabbalah of Judaism is the eighth sephira of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. ... Image File history File links Ktree61. ... Image File history File links Ktree62. ... Image File history File links Ktree63. ... Image File history File links Ktree64. ... Netzach (נצח) (victory) is the seventh Sephira in the Kabbalah, located beneath Chesed, at the base of the Pillar of Mercy. Netzach is Perpetualty, Victory, and is astrologically related to Venus. ... Image File history File links Ktree65. ... Image File history File links Ktree71. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Image File history File links Ktree72. ... Image File history File links Ktree73. ... Image File history File links Ktree82. ... Malkhuth is the bottom Sephira on the Kabbalistic Tree Of Life. ... Image File history File links Ktree92. ... The tree of life. ... This article is about traditional Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism). ... Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... Ex nihilo is a Latin term meaning out of nothing. It is often used in conjunction with the term creation, as in creatio ex nihilo, meaning creation out of nothing. Due to the nature of this, the term is often used in philosophical or creationistic arguments, as a number of... Creation (theology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... // Cosmology, from the Greek: κοσμολογία (cosmologia, κόσμος (cosmos) order + λογια (logia) discourse) is the study of the Universe in its totality, and by extension, humanitys place in it. ...

Some believe the tree of life of Kabbalah corresponds to the Tree of Life mentioned in Genesis 2:9. The Tree-of-Life is a fictional plant (the ancestor of yams, with similar appearance and taste) in Larry Nivens Known Space universe, for which all Hominids have an in-built genetic craving. ... Genesis (Greek: Γένεσις, having the meanings of birth, creation, cause, beginning, source and origin) is the first book of the Torah, the first book of the Tanakh and also the first book of the Christian Old Testament. ...

This mystical concept was later adopted by some Christians, Hermeticists, and even pagans. A Christian is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, referred to as the Christ. ... The word hermetic is commonly applied to literary or graphical symbolism that is exceedingly obscure, convoluted, or esoteric. ... Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning a country dweller or civilian) is a blanket term which has come to connote a broad set of spiritual or religious beliefs and practices of natural or polytheistic religions, as opposed to the Abrahamic monotheistic religions. ...

Diagram of the Sephirot

The earliest texts which describe the tree of life are the Bahir, Sefer Yetzirah, Sefer Raziel Hamelech, and—probably the most influential—the Zohar. The latter describes the tree of life as being a sort of diagram (although not necessarily a physical one) that has 10 (sometimes 11) Sephirot and 22 (sometimes 24) paths which interconnect the various Sephirot. Each Sephirah and path is said to have a different characteristic—for example, a different number, letter, physical feature, planet, etc. There is much disagreement over the attributes which each Sephirah and path possess. Even the earliest texts have major disagreements with each other and with themselves, depending on the edition. The Bahir (Hebrew for Illumination) is a pseudepigraphic mystical work attributed to Nehunya ben ha-Kanah, a first century rabbinic sage, and a contemporary of Johanan ben Zakkai (first century), because it begins with the words, R. Nehunya ben ha-Kanah said. It was first published in the 12th century... Sefer Yetzirah (Hebrew, Book of Creation[1], ספר יצירה) is the title of the earliest book on Jewish esotericism. ... The Zohar (Hebrew זהר Splendor, radiance) is widely considered the most important work of Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism. ... The tree of life. ...

Similarities

The Tree of Life bears many similarities to the Christian Gnostic conception of the Pleroma, emanations from the ineffable and self-originating Divine Parent that offer the best possible means of describing God. Each emanation in the Pleroma is born from a more complex emanation before it. Most notably between these two allegories is the final Sephira on the Tree , Malkuth, and the last emanation in the Pleroma, Sophia, whose fall from grace resulted in the physical world. A Christian is a follower of Jesus of Nazareth, referred to as the Christ. ... Gnosticism is a blanket term for various religions and sects most prominent in the first few centuries A.D. General characteristics The word gnosticism comes from the Greek word for knowledge, gnosis (γνῶσις), referring to the idea that there is special, hidden mysticism (esoteric knowledge... Pleroma (Greek πληρωμα) generally refers to the totality of Gods powers. ... This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ... Pleroma (Greek πληρωμα) generally refers to the totality of Gods powers. ... Sephira was a Spanish goddess of intelligence and creativity. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Pleroma (Greek πληρωμα) generally refers to the totality of Gods powers. ... Look up Sophia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Sophia is a common name that comes from the Greek word σοφία (wisdom), that may refer to: // Spiritual Sophia (goddess), wisdom Sophia (gnosticism), a gnostic deity The Sophia of Jesus Christ, gnostic tractate from Nag Hammadi Pistis Sophia Women named Sophia Sophia Kang...

See also

• Sephirot (Kabbalah)
• Kabbalah
• Esotericism
• Sephirot in popular culture