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The 3 verses of 72 letters each refer in sequence to the divine attributes of chesed, gevura, and tiferet. By Moshe Yakov Wisnefsky. The 72 triplets become 72 "names" of G‑d. The three consecutive verses from Exodus 14:19 -21 each contain 72 letters, an obviously rare phenomenon.
This formula is called the 72 Names of God. Not names like Betty, Bill and Barbara, but rather 72 sequences composed of Hebrew letters that have the extraordinary power to overcome the laws of nature in all forms, including human nature.
The 72 names of God hold tremendous power for spiritual healing and personal transformation. Derived from three verses in the Book of Exodus, these 72 names encode the energies and attributes of the Divine.
The 72 Names of God consist of 72 (= Hesed, חסד) three-letter combinations each, and contains a total of 216 (= Gevurah, גבורה) letters. The name in its entirety is first mentioned in Sefer HaYashar, attributed to Rabbi Akiva (Midrash Lekah Tov on BeShalah) – a book that was known during the Ge’onim era.
These are also the 72 names of the ladder of Jacob on which the Angels of God ascended and descended. It will presently be shown how the 72 Angelic names are formed from the 72 Names of the Deity, and also how their signification is to be found.
The 72 name of god are combined from three verses from the Book of Exodus, Chapter 14, from the story of the crossing of the Red Sea. Here are three consecutive verses, each containing 72 letters.
Each of the verses contains 72 letters. When the verses are read boustrophedonically 72 names, three letters each, are produced (the niqqud of the source verses is disregarded in respect to pronunciation). Some regard this name as the Shem HaMephorash.