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  2. Shekhinah - Wikipedia

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    Shekhinah (Hebrew: שְׁכִינָה ‎, Modern: Šəḵīna, Tiberian: Šeḵīnā) [1] is the English transliteration of a Hebrew word meaning "dwelling" or "settling" and denotes the presence of God in a place. This concept is found in Judaism and the Torah, as mentioned in Exodus 25:8. [2]

  3. Holy Spirit in Judaism - Wikipedia

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    The following are some examples of the word ruacḥ (in reference to God's "spirit") in the Hebrew scriptures: [6] Genesis 1:2 "a wind from God sweeping over the water" [7] 1 Samuel 16:13 "and the spirit of the LORD gripped David from that day on." Psalm 143:10 "Let Your gracious spirit lead me on level ground."

  4. Doves as symbols - Wikipedia

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    Doves as symbols. White doves at the Blue Mosque, Mazar-i-Sharif. Doves, typically domestic pigeons white in plumage, are used in many settings as symbols of peace, freedom, or love. Doves appear in the symbolism of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and paganism, and of both military and pacifist groups.

  5. Living creatures (Bible) - Wikipedia

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    The living creatures, living beings, or hayyot (Hebrew: חַיּוֹת, romanized: ḥayyōṯ) are a class of heavenly beings in Jewish mythology. They are described in the prophet Ezekiel 's vision of the heavenly chariot in the first and tenth chapters of the Book of Ezekiel. References to the sacred creatures recur in texts of Second Temple ...

  6. Shedim - Wikipedia

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    Shedim (Hebrew: שֵׁדִים; singular: שֵׁד Sheyd) [3] are spirits or demons in the Tanakh and Jewish mythology. Shedim do not, however, correspond exactly to the modern conception of demons as evil entities as originated in Christianity. [4] While evil spirits were thought to be the cause of maladies, shedim differed conceptually from ...

  7. Ophanim - Wikipedia

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    Ophanim. A traditional depiction of the chariot vision, based on the description in Ezekiel, with an opan on the left side. The ophanim (Hebrew: אוֹפַנִּים ʼōp̄annīm, 'wheels'; singular: אוֹפָן ʼōp̄ān), alternatively spelled auphanim or ofanim, and also called galgalim (Hebrew: גַּלְגַּלִּים galgallīm ...

  8. Tohu and Tikun - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The World of Chaos (Hebrew: עוֹלָם הַתֹּ֫הוּ, romanized: ʿOlām hatTohu) and The World of Rectification (Hebrew: עוֹלָם הַתִקוּן, romanized: ʿOlām hatTiqqun) are two general stages in Jewish Kabbalah in the order of descending spiritual worlds known as "the Four Worlds ". In subsequent creations, they ...

  9. Jewish symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Star of David. The Star of David, a symbol of Judaism as a religion, and of the Jewish people as a whole. [1] It also thought to be the shield (or at least the emblem on it) of King David. Jewish lore links the symbol to the "Seal of Solomon", the magical signet ring used by King Solomon to control demons and spirits.