Statement

The book's diagram shows the ten sefirot and their relations. Keter is the topmost, a limit the mind cannot pass; the lower seven sefirot arose from the joining of Hokhmah and Binah, God's male and female sides. Mystics believed humans mirrored this structure and so could influence God through their actions, fostering a harmonious relationship among the system's parts.

References

1. p. 206

   supports · figure caption · ch. 7

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: Figure 7.4

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2. p. 206

   supports · figure caption · ch. 7

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: Figure 7.4

   Verification anchor recorded · checked against the page text