On the Nature and Origin of the Doctrine of Emanation among the Kabbalists

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...what would not come purely and solely from him, exist through him, and hold together through him.

Everything comes from him by means of Eradiation From the Latin eradicare, meaning to beam out or emit rays. In this context, it refers to the way divine light flows out to create the world ¹³), which, however, according to their explanation, is so little intended to lead to anything material in itself that they rather assert that things did not even go forth from the Firstborn of the Godhead This likely refers to Adam Kadmon, the first primordial manifestation of the Divine in Kabbalistic thought as they are now, but merely according to the ground of their subsistence The underlying reality or essence of their being—that is, according to what is light, spirit, and life within them.

Everything exists through him—namely, through the unstoppable ray of the hidden God, which penetrates all spaces and systems ¹⁴).

Everything holds together through him—namely, by means of the Spirit which, as the Life of Lives *) original Hebrew: Chayyat Chayyot binds everything and animates it into a unity ¹⁵).

13. They designate the type of emanation simply as to radiate original Hebrew: nahir (נהיר), to shine continuously or indefinitely original Latin: continuo vel indefinenter lucere. I, 1, 41. The first "becoming" was the reflection or counter-shine of the highest splendor. III, 3, 103. and following.

14. They call this Yod The Hebrew letter י, often representing the first point of divine creation or the Light which is the innermost of all original Latin: Lumen quod omnium intimum est. III, 7, 186. 2, 51. 1, 2, 28. 3, 18 seq. II, 2, 51. 5, 56.

*) Life of Lives original Hebrew: Chayyat Chayyot (חית חיות)

15. The Connection of Connections, the Supernal Vivifier, through which all things are clothed and the universe is established and contained original Latin: Connexio Connexionum, Vivificans supernum, quo omnia vestiuntur et universa stabilita comprehenduntur. I, 1, 28. 41. 2, 30—34. II, 10, 174—199. 22, 453—459. 38, 905.