Number
10
Ten, the number of the sefirot in Sefer Yetzirah, which calls them ten and names none of them.
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The oldest attribution here is Counts of 32, first attested 100 CE.
Counts of
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32
Traditional- Who says so
- Sefer Yetzirah's counting (2nd–6th century CE (contested))
- Earliest verified attestation
- 100 CE
- Ancient or scriptural source
- Attested
- Evidence
- The source states it
The thirty-two paths of wisdom are the ten sefirot and the twenty-two letters taken together.
Evidence
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Rabbi Akiva (traditional attribution); older versions attributed to Abraham, Sefer Yetzirah, 2nd–6th century CE (contested) — Appendix: The 32 Paths of Wisdom
Westcott prints the thirty-two paths as an appendix to his translation.
Counts
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Binah
Traditional- Who says so
- Sefer Yetzirah's counting (2nd–6th century CE (contested))
- Earliest verified attestation
- 100 CE
- Ancient or scriptural source
- Attested
- Evidence
- The source states it
Sefer Yetzirah counts ten sefirot but does not name them. Their order on this tree belongs to the later tradition, not to the book itself.
Evidence
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Rabbi Akiva (traditional attribution); older versions attributed to Abraham, Sefer Yetzirah, 2nd–6th century CE (contested) — 1:2
Ten are the ineffable Sephiroth. Twenty-two are the Letters, the Foundation of all things; there are Three Mothers, Seven Double and Twelve Simple letters.
The count, not the names.
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Chesed
Traditional- Who says so
- Sefer Yetzirah's counting (2nd–6th century CE (contested))
- Earliest verified attestation
- 100 CE
- Ancient or scriptural source
- Attested
- Evidence
- The source states it
Sefer Yetzirah counts ten sefirot but does not name them. Their order on this tree belongs to the later tradition, not to the book itself.
Evidence
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Rabbi Akiva (traditional attribution); older versions attributed to Abraham, Sefer Yetzirah, 2nd–6th century CE (contested) — 1:2
Ten are the ineffable Sephiroth. Twenty-two are the Letters, the Foundation of all things; there are Three Mothers, Seven Double and Twelve Simple letters.
The count, not the names.
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Chokmah
Traditional- Who says so
- Sefer Yetzirah's counting (2nd–6th century CE (contested))
- Earliest verified attestation
- 100 CE
- Ancient or scriptural source
- Attested
- Evidence
- The source states it
Sefer Yetzirah counts ten sefirot but does not name them. Their order on this tree belongs to the later tradition, not to the book itself.
Evidence
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Rabbi Akiva (traditional attribution); older versions attributed to Abraham, Sefer Yetzirah, 2nd–6th century CE (contested) — 1:2
Ten are the ineffable Sephiroth. Twenty-two are the Letters, the Foundation of all things; there are Three Mothers, Seven Double and Twelve Simple letters.
The count, not the names.
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Geburah
Traditional- Who says so
- Sefer Yetzirah's counting (2nd–6th century CE (contested))
- Earliest verified attestation
- 100 CE
- Ancient or scriptural source
- Attested
- Evidence
- The source states it
Sefer Yetzirah counts ten sefirot but does not name them. Their order on this tree belongs to the later tradition, not to the book itself.
Evidence
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Rabbi Akiva (traditional attribution); older versions attributed to Abraham, Sefer Yetzirah, 2nd–6th century CE (contested) — 1:2
Ten are the ineffable Sephiroth. Twenty-two are the Letters, the Foundation of all things; there are Three Mothers, Seven Double and Twelve Simple letters.
The count, not the names.
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Hod
Traditional- Who says so
- Sefer Yetzirah's counting (2nd–6th century CE (contested))
- Earliest verified attestation
- 100 CE
- Ancient or scriptural source
- Attested
- Evidence
- The source states it
Sefer Yetzirah counts ten sefirot but does not name them. Their order on this tree belongs to the later tradition, not to the book itself.
Evidence
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Rabbi Akiva (traditional attribution); older versions attributed to Abraham, Sefer Yetzirah, 2nd–6th century CE (contested) — 1:2
Ten are the ineffable Sephiroth. Twenty-two are the Letters, the Foundation of all things; there are Three Mothers, Seven Double and Twelve Simple letters.
The count, not the names.
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Kether
Traditional- Who says so
- Sefer Yetzirah's counting (2nd–6th century CE (contested))
- Earliest verified attestation
- 100 CE
- Ancient or scriptural source
- Attested
- Evidence
- The source states it
Sefer Yetzirah counts ten sefirot but does not name them. Their order on this tree belongs to the later tradition, not to the book itself.
Evidence
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Rabbi Akiva (traditional attribution); older versions attributed to Abraham, Sefer Yetzirah, 2nd–6th century CE (contested) — 1:2
Ten are the ineffable Sephiroth. Twenty-two are the Letters, the Foundation of all things; there are Three Mothers, Seven Double and Twelve Simple letters.
The count, not the names.
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Malkuth
Traditional- Who says so
- Sefer Yetzirah's counting (2nd–6th century CE (contested))
- Earliest verified attestation
- 100 CE
- Ancient or scriptural source
- Attested
- Evidence
- The source states it
Sefer Yetzirah counts ten sefirot but does not name them. Their order on this tree belongs to the later tradition, not to the book itself.
Evidence
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Rabbi Akiva (traditional attribution); older versions attributed to Abraham, Sefer Yetzirah, 2nd–6th century CE (contested) — 1:2
Ten are the ineffable Sephiroth. Twenty-two are the Letters, the Foundation of all things; there are Three Mothers, Seven Double and Twelve Simple letters.
The count, not the names.
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Netzach
Traditional- Who says so
- Sefer Yetzirah's counting (2nd–6th century CE (contested))
- Earliest verified attestation
- 100 CE
- Ancient or scriptural source
- Attested
- Evidence
- The source states it
Sefer Yetzirah counts ten sefirot but does not name them. Their order on this tree belongs to the later tradition, not to the book itself.
Evidence
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Rabbi Akiva (traditional attribution); older versions attributed to Abraham, Sefer Yetzirah, 2nd–6th century CE (contested) — 1:2
Ten are the ineffable Sephiroth. Twenty-two are the Letters, the Foundation of all things; there are Three Mothers, Seven Double and Twelve Simple letters.
The count, not the names.
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Tiphareth
Traditional- Who says so
- Sefer Yetzirah's counting (2nd–6th century CE (contested))
- Earliest verified attestation
- 100 CE
- Ancient or scriptural source
- Attested
- Evidence
- The source states it
Sefer Yetzirah counts ten sefirot but does not name them. Their order on this tree belongs to the later tradition, not to the book itself.
Evidence
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Rabbi Akiva (traditional attribution); older versions attributed to Abraham, Sefer Yetzirah, 2nd–6th century CE (contested) — 1:2
Ten are the ineffable Sephiroth. Twenty-two are the Letters, the Foundation of all things; there are Three Mothers, Seven Double and Twelve Simple letters.
The count, not the names.
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Yesod
Traditional- Who says so
- Sefer Yetzirah's counting (2nd–6th century CE (contested))
- Earliest verified attestation
- 100 CE
- Ancient or scriptural source
- Attested
- Evidence
- The source states it
Sefer Yetzirah counts ten sefirot but does not name them. Their order on this tree belongs to the later tradition, not to the book itself.
Evidence
-
Rabbi Akiva (traditional attribution); older versions attributed to Abraham, Sefer Yetzirah, 2nd–6th century CE (contested) — 1:2
Ten are the ineffable Sephiroth. Twenty-two are the Letters, the Foundation of all things; there are Three Mothers, Seven Double and Twelve Simple letters.
The count, not the names.