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ʿEtz ḥayyim

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  • Ḥayyim ben Joseph Vital

    His major work was the ʿEtz ḥayyim (“Tree of Life”), a detailed exposition of Lurian Kabbala, which also appeared in altered editions by rivals that he repudiated. His son Samuel published accounts of Vital’s dreams and visions posthumously under the title Shivḥe R. Ḥayyim Vital.

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    His major work was the ʿEtz ḥayyim (“Tree of Life”), a detailed exposition of Lurian Kabbala, which also appeared in altered editions by rivals that he repudiated. His son Samuel published accounts of Vital’s dreams and visions posthumously under the title Shivḥe R. Ḥayyim Vital.

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  • Jerusalem: Western Wall, Temple Mount
    Judaism
    / The Lurianic Kabbala

    Ḥayyim Vital (1543–1620), who wrote ʿEtz ḥayyim (“Tree of Life”), the standard presentation of Lurianic Kabbala.

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    Ḥayyim Vital (1543–1620), who wrote ʿEtz ḥayyim (“Tree of Life”), the standard presentation of Lurianic Kabbala.

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