Ancient Egypt was divided into two regions, namely Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.

The two kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt were united, but each maintained its
own regalia: White Crown for Upper Egypt and the Red Crown for Lower Egypt. Thus,
the pharaohs were known as the rulers of the Two Lands, and wore the pschent, a
double crown, each half representing sovereignty of one of the kingdoms.
According to Midrash Lekach Tov, Moshe asked Hashem to send Mashiach. Moshe
was also hinting to Hashem to spare the Jewish people the Egyptian bondage and
allow them to immediately experience the ultimate redemption through Mashiach.
That give us understanding that there are two Egyptians exiles which the Jewish
nation have to experience. The exile of Lower Egypt corresponding to emotional
construct of physical labor and exile of Upper Egypt corresponding to mental
construct of Mind control.
Thus, our sages note, G-d only gave the latter seven nations to the Jews in the time
of Moses, and we will inherit the land of the other three nations in the future, when
Mashiach comes. (Bereishit Rabba 44:23). In the world of Tohu, which collapsed, the
full breakage of the vessels occurred only in the seven lower sefirot, from chesed to
malchut. When the vessels of these sefirot broke, they could contain nothing of the
holy "lights" that had been in them. These lights therefore left the vessels, and the
broken vessels fell into the lower worlds, becoming the source of all the
egocentricity and evil of these worlds. "Of the cities of these peoples whom G-d is
giving you to inherit, you shall leave no soul alive. Rather, you must wipe them out:
the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, as
G-d has commanded you." (Deut. 20:16-17). Since the shattered fragments of the
emotions (middot) of Tohu are embedded in our world, we can refine them and
elevate them.
In the first three sefirot of Tohu, the vessels were more spiritual than they were in
the lower seven sefirot. Some of the holiness remained in them and this
corresponds to Sfirat Nogah, where good mixed with evil. That is why the Erev Rav
became a nation as soon as they left with Jewish people, and since they drive their
sustenance from the Tree of Daat they became the next Jewish exile corresponding
to the Upper Egypt.
Their justifications and interpretations of the Law of Moshe were the cause of
much of the suffering the Jews in the desert and all a way to the modern history. The
first and most heinous of these instances was the creation of the Golden Calf, which
was in essence a warped vision of the role of Moses (Torah Law) as the
intermediate between G-d and Israel. As nothing new under the sun, we also build a
Golden calf under their guidance. It is called a State of Israel. In our time, th Isra
state of Israel is claiming to be a Jewish State but in reality does everything to
profane the purpose of the Jewish Nation. Yes, that's the golden calf and it is a
symbol of the Erev Rav since they were the ones responsible for it in the first place.
What sin did the Israelites commit then? They stood by and watched and didn't say
anything against it.
This is simply because emotions, the lower seven sefirot, are much more subjective
than intellect or super-intellect (the first three sefirot). The elevation and refinement

of the intellect and super-intellect of Tohu will occur only in the final redemption,
when we will be able to eliminate the negative aspects of these sefirot as well. The
holiness will completely depart from these sefirot, and thus we will then be
commanded to "leave no soul alive" of them, as well.
In the book of Genesis, G-d promises to Abraham the land of Canaan, which
comprises the territory of ten nations: the Kenites, the Kenizites, the Kadmonites,
the Hittites, the Perizites, the Refaim, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites,
and the Jebusites. (Gen. 15:19-21) The last three were synonymous with the
Ammonites, Moabites, and Edomites.
In the time of Moses, however, whenever the Torah lists the peoples of Canaan
whose land G-d will give to the Jewish people, only the last seven of these ten are
mentioned. The Jewish people are commanded to entirely wipe out these seven
nations: "Of the cities of these peoples whom G-d is giving you to inherit, you shall
leave no soul alive. Rather, you must wipe them out: the Hittite, the Amorite, the
Canaanite, the Perizite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, as G-d has commanded you."
The explanation is that the seven nations are [the earthly manifestations of] the
seven evils, i.e. the vessels that broke. Thus, all the holiness [that was originally in
them] has left them.

These [three nations] are synonymous with Seir, Ammon, and Moab. Seir alludes to
the first [sefira, keter], as it is written, "and the he-goat [in Hebrew, "seir"] is the
king" (Daniel 8:21). Keter" literally means "crown" and is thus the sign of kingship.
Seir, signifies keter, or the super-intellect, of Tohu.
Moab means "from the father" [in Hebrew, "mei-av"] and thus alludes to chochma.
Lot's daughter conceived her son by her own father. When she named him, she
expressed this in the name she gave him, since Moab means "from the father". The
people of Moab descended from this incestuous union. Abba ("father") is the partzuf
of chochma and thus this nation alludes to the chochma of Tohu.
[The name] Ammon [permutes to spell] "noam" [which means "pleasantness"],
alluding to bina. When the insight is integrated into the existing mental structure,
which is the function of bina. The new, higher perception of reality that is produced
engenders a sensation of pleasure and happiness. In a similar fashion, we are
taught that the liquid that corresponds to chochma is water, while that which
corresponds to bina is wine.
Now, when the Torah describes how the Jewish people were not to wage war against
Ammon and Moab, it points out that these lands were formerly occupied by the
Refaim. In the course of this discussion, the Torah makes mention of the fact that
the Refaim who formerly occupied the land of Moab were also called Eimites (Deut.
2:10-11), and those who formerly occupied the land of Ammon were also called
Zamzumites (Deut. 2:20).
The Zamzumites personified the evil portion of chochma [of Tohu] that was
removed, as it is written, "as he schemed" [in Hebrew, "zamam"] (Deut. 19:19). The

Mixed Multitude is [spiritually] derived from them, as well as anyone who has evil
thoughts or fancies. The name "Zamzumites" is etymologically related to the word
for "scheme" ["zamam"]. They thus personified the fallen, corrupt version or use of
insight, i.e. scheming and plotting evil. In any case, this perversion of intellect is the
source of all evil thoughts and fancies, as well as of the distorted way of thinking
associated with the Mixed Multitude.
The fact that these nations (Edom, Moab, and Ammon) were not to be engaged in
conflict indicates, as we said, that until Mashiach comes we do not possess the
power to rectify the wild, unrectified intellect and super-intellect of Tohu. We are
thus taught in Chasidut that when untoward thoughts enter our minds, we must not
attempt to elevate them or refine them, but simply push them away and bypass
them, just as we passed by the lands of these nations without engaging in any
conflict. We are bidden to rectify our emotions, however (as signified by the seven
Canaanite nations), by utilizing our intellects to meditate and contemplate life in
such a way that engenders proper emotions and emotional responses.

Rabbi Yitzchak said: Surely, the Torah should have begun from the words, "This
month shall be for you..." (Shemos 12:2), the first commandment which the Jewish
people were given. Why does it begin with "In the beginning"? The reason is
[conveyed by the verse]: "He declared to His people the power of His works in order
to give them the inheritance of the nations" (Psalms 111:6). I.e., if the nations of the
world will say to the Jewish people, "You are robbers, for you seized the land of the
seven nations [who inhabited Cana'an]," they will reply: "The whole earth belongs to
G-d. He created it and granted it to whomever was deemed fit in His eyes! It was
His will that they should have it, and by His will He took it from them and gave it to
us!"