Sefer Hekhalot, Tanna Rabbi Ishmael Kohen Gadol, Lemberg 1864 
ספר היכלות - Kabbalah
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- Lot Number 49217
- Title (English) Sefer Hekhalot
- Title (Hebrew) ספר היכלו
- Note Kabbalah
- Author Tanna Rabbi Ishmael Kohen Gadol
- City Lemberg
- Publisher S. L. Kugel, Lewin et Comp.
- Publication Date 1864
- Estimated Price - Low 200
- Estimated Price - High 500
- Item # 1524705
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Physical Description:
Octavo, [12] ff. 180:107 mm., nice margins, light age staining. A very good copy bound in later boards.
Detailed Description:
Kabbalistic work attributed to the Tanna Rabbi Ishmael Kohen Gadol. The title-page informs that it is comprised of thirty chapters and includes a tefilla from that Tanna. Sefer Heikhalot (palaces) is based on III Enoch and begins by describing the vision of Enoch, as told by R. Ishmael, when Enoch ascended on high and beheld the vision of the Merkavah. Enoch would enter the six halls and, upon reaching the seventh hall lifted up his eyes and prayed. Enoch is transformed into the angel Metatron. Sefer Hekhalot is an important kabbalistic mystical work and part of the Merkabah literature.
Hebrew Description:
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References:
Bibliography of the Hebrew Book 1470-1960 #000126913