Heichalot

Heichalot

Heichalot (The Palaces) refers to a collection of Jewish literature. Many motifs of later Kabbalah are based on the Heichalot texts, and the Heichalot literature itself is based upon earlier sources, including traditions about Enoch.

Some of the Heichalot texts are:

*Heichalot Rabbati
*Pirkei Heichalot

External links

* [http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/zdm/zdm027.htm#fr_4 The Zoharic Seven Heavens]
* [http://www.tabick.abel.co.uk/heichalot.html The Heichalot & the Merkavah] , (The Palaces & The Chariot)
* [http://www.digital-brilliance.com/kab/karr/mmhie.pdf Notes on the Study of Merkabah Mysticism and Hekhalot Literature in English]


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