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Merkabah and the Gematria of the Holy Name of God
Welcome to the seventh installment of my blog about biblical gematria, the Merkabah and the birth of the Alephbet. Today I want to discuss the gematria of the Holy Name (HaShem) and why it was such a unifying monotheistic engine in ancient times, as well as asking “Where does the holy name … [Read more...]
More about the Genesis alphabetic acrostic
Welcome to the fourth installment of my blog about gematria, the Merkabah and the birth of the alephbet, and a happy Hanukkah to you all. Yesterday I gave you the Genesis alphabetic acrostic to contemplate, but today I’m going to attempt a brief potted commentary on it, although its really something … [Read more...]
Light, and the Genesis alphabetic acrostic.
Welcome back to the third installment of my blog, dedicated to gematria, the Merkabah and the birth of the alephbet. Today I’d like to discuss with you how the people of the ancient near east may have thought about light, and we’ll explore some common mystical and philosophical thoughts about the … [Read more...]
The conventions of biblical gematria.
Yesterday I called the biblical art of gematria ‘sophisticated’, and today I’d like to elaborate a little upon that theme. You’ll all be familiar with the concept of written grammar, but have you ever paid mind to numerical grammar? It is by convention to numerical grammar that we structure … [Read more...]
The Lost Art of Gematria
Welcome to my blog. With this blog I’ve elected to speak upon Biblical Gematria, the Merkabah, and the birth of the alephbet. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to express them in the comments section below. “If I were asked to characterize the gematria of the … [Read more...]