Jacob was worthy to attain the Gate and to ascend upon the way of the Ladder. He took hold of the Middle Line Middle Line|Hebrew: Kav Ha-Emtza'i, the central pillar of the Sefirotic tree representing balance and truth, associated with Jacob. until the height of the most high, even unto the Infinite Infinite|Hebrew: Ein Sof, the unknowable, boundless aspect of God that precedes all emanation. by way of the "Neck." For this reason, regarding Abraham and Isaac it is written, "Raise your eyes... westward, northward, southward, and eastward" Genesis 13:14 and 28:14—and likewise for Isaac. But regarding Jacob, it says, "And you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south" Genesis 28:14. This is an "inheritance without borders" Hebrew: Nachalah bli metzarim. This is a wordplay; metzarim means "borders" or "constraints," but it is spelled the same as Mitzrayim (Egypt).. Since no minister among all the ministers of the nations The "Seventy Ministers" are the celestial guardians of the non-Jewish nations. ascends to that place, it is said of this: "For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His treasure" Psalm 135:4. And it is written: "Then you shall delight yourself in the Lord" Isaiah 58:14—"in the Lord" specifically—"and I will cause you to ride on the high places of the earth, and feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father." It says the heritage of Jacob, and not the heritage of Abraham or Isaac.

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we have informed you of these principles, know that the secret of this Gate which Jacob merited and attained is the secret of the Tenth Sphere Sphere|Hebrew: Sefirah, one of the ten divine attributes or emanations. which is called

Shekhinah

And the sign for this is: "And Israel shall dwell in safety alone, the fountain of Jacob" Deuteronomy 33:28. When Jacob attained this Gate, which is the secret of the Divine Presence Shekhinah|The indwelling Presence of God, the feminine aspect of the Divine, and the tenth Sefirah (Malchut). called Righteousness (Tzedek), then the Scripture proclaims and says: "Open for me the gates of righteousness; I will enter into them, I will praise the Lord" Psalm 118:19, and so on. For "the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself." And to what place shall I enter? To the place called the "Neck." "I will enter into them, I will praise the Lord," for Jacob chose the Lord for himself. This is the secret of the verse: "As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness" Psalm 17:15. That is to say: since I have been worthy to find the Gate, I am prepared to see the face of the King.

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you have known this, know that this Gate, through which one enters to attain and see the face of the Blessed King, is the secret of the Unity of our Blessed Creator. It is the secret of the Blessing that the Blessed Name handed over to Abraham. For all types of flow and emanation that are drawn from the Supreme Eden, which is called the Crown Crown|Hebrew: Keter, the highest Sefirah., by way of the Beauty Beauty|Hebrew: Tiferet, the central Sefirah, often called the "River" because it channels divine flow. called the "River"—all of them enter into the "Tenth Pool," which is the secret of the Kingdom Kingdom|Hebrew: Malchut, the final Sefirah.. Regarding this, it is written as it was with the patriarchs Abraham and Isaac. The Blessed Lord handed this "Blessing" over to Abraham so that all the nations would be blessed through him. And this is what is meant by the verse: "And I will make you..."

"...and he tarried there... and he dreamed, and behold, a ladder set up on the earth" Genesis 28:11-12. He knew the Blessed Kingdom, but he did not know through which gate to enter it. The Blessed Name showed him the way of entry. From where do we know this? As it is written: "And he dreamed, and behold, a ladder set up on the earth," etc., "and behold, the Lord stood over it." He said: "Behold, see the Gate through which he shall enter the Ladder," about which it is written: "And behold, the Lord stood over it." And what is written after it? "And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said: Surely the Lord is in this place... and this is the gate of heaven." Behold, Jacob was worthy to attain the Gate through which one enters the courtyards of the Blessed Lord, as it is written: "This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter into it" Psalm 118:20. And since he attained this Gate, he was worthy to enter the Twelve Diagonal Boundaries A concept from the Sefer Yetzirah (Book of Formation) describing the edges of the universe., which are the secret of the upper and lower worlds. Everything is held together by the secret of the Thirteen Attributes by which the Torah is expounded, and the secret of the Twelve Tribes which are [actually] thirteen, and the secret of the twelve months which are [sometimes] thirteen in the secret of the Leap Year.

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that when Jacob came and attained the place of the Gate, he ascended to the top of the Ladder—something that Abraham and Isaac were not worthy of and did not attain. For Abraham and Isaac only reached the place of the "Shoulders," and this is the secret of "underneath are the arms of the world" Deuteronomy 33:27. They did not ascend further. Were it not for this, Jacob’s seed would have no survival among the nations—among Ishmael and Esau. Those shoulders are called the "high places of the earth." The great secret is "the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac," but above them is "and the God of Jacob." He is the Middle Line that ascends until it takes hold of the Crown. "This your stature is like to a palm tree" Song of Songs 7:7, but above, "and your breasts to clusters of grapes." This is the secret of "He made him ride on the high places of the earth" Deuteronomy 32:13, and "you shall tread upon their high places" Deuteronomy 33:29. "The eternal God is a dwelling place, and underneath are the arms of the world; and He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said: Destroy! And Israel shall dwell in safety alone, the fountain of Jacob." It does not say the fountain of Abraham or Isaac, because Abraham and Isaac are the "Arms," and they are "underneath," because Ishmael, Esau, and the Seventy Crowns take hold of them. But...