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WHAT DOES 72 IN 1 DO PLUS
It just happens to be the case that Yom Ha’atzmaut began this year on the night of 28 April, as all the numbers in this date – 28 plus 4 plus 20 plus 20 – add up to 72! In Lurianic kabbalah, this is known as the “kavanot” or intentions of the Shema.Ĭongratulations are due on this 72nd anniversary of the birth of the State of Israel and her independence. In the prayer book, kabbalistic editions superimpose the 72 groups of holy letters over each of the first 72 words of the second and third paragraphs of the Shema. The mystical arrangement of the letters reflects the zodiacs, alluding to God’s mastery over the cosmos, and the kabbalistic “behinot” – the aspects of all of creation. You are watching: What does the number 72 mean in the bible This is based upon the remarkable coincidence that where the story of the splitting of the sea is mentioned, there are three verses in sequence, each of which total 72 letters.
The so-called 72-lettered name of God was said to have been invoked by Moses to split the Red Sea.Get The Jewish News Daily Edition by email and never miss our top storiesFree Sign Up 72 was a significant number for the 71-member Sanhedrin which ruled Israel in the Second Temple era and, on occasion, added an extra sage whose reputation was to equal all the others in number.72 is also the number of groups of three-letter words, 216 in all, of God’s holy names, spelled out in the mystical work Sefer Ha Yashar, that is ascribed to Rabbi Akiva.
The number 72 in Judaism appears in both Talmudic and mystical lore.
People watch the military airshow on Israel"s 71st Independence Day in Tel Aviv on May 9, 2019.