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that is behind each name is derived by using a specific formula for letter combinations that
comes from the letters contained in Verses 19, 20, & 21 from Chapter 14 from Parashat
Beshalach from the Book of Shemot (Exodus) from the Torah. Each of these three verses
contains 72 letters. Collectively they describe the peak moments of the splitting of the Red
Sea.
19 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind
them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them: 20 And
it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and
darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other
all the night. 21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea
to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters
were divided.
The formula for a three-letter combination is constructed in the following manner: take the
first letter from Verse 19 and then combine it with the last letter from Verse 20 and the first
letter from Verse 21. The second three-letter combination is obtained by taking the second
letter from Verse 19, combining it with the second to last letter from Verse 20, and the second
letter from Verse 21 and so on. This process is continued until a total of 72 three-letter
combinations are formed. Each three-letter combination is the name of a specific attribute of
God as well as being the name of a specific angel that represents that attribute of God.
The combination of these 72 names creates a 216-letter name of God, that is commonly
referred to as the Shemhamphorasch or Shem ha-Mephorash. As referenced in Exodus 23:2021, it states:
"Behold, I send an angel before you, to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place
which I have prepared. Give heed to him and hearken to his voice, do not rebel against him,
for he will not pardon your transgressions; for my name is in him."
This specifically refers to Archangel Michael who is represented by a three - letter name of
God - #51 on the chart, which is pronounced "Nun Nun Aleph". The gematria of this is 101,
which is also the gematria of the letters Mem, Yud, Caf, Aleph, Lamed which make up the
word Michael. (Gematria is a Kabbalistic system where each Hebrew letter has an equivalent
mathematical value. This hidden system is used to deduce hidden supernal meanings where
the gematria of one word is equal to the gematria of another word, and therefore the literal
meaning of that same word.) Michael collectively "presides" over all of the other angels
involved in this collective endeavor as well.
Now that you have a basic Kabbalistic understanding of how the 72 Names of God were
derived, you are ready to partake of this amazing meditation tool.