lesser YHWH
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The 'lesser YHWH' is an angel mentioned in extra-talmudic mystical texts such as Sefer Hekhalot. The concept apparently derives from Exodus 23:21, which mentions an angel of whom God says 'my name [understood as YHWH, the usual divine Proper Name] is in him'.
When
- First attested
- 900 CE
- Attested period
- 900 – 900
- Historical notes
- Mentioned by Jacob Qirqisani, a tenth-century Karaite scholar.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Extra-talmudic mystical texts such as Sefer Hekhalot do speak of a "lesser YHWH", apparently deriving the concept from Exodus 23:21, which mentions an angel of whom God says "my name [understood as YHWH, the usual divine Proper Name] is in him".”
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