La Genèse 36:37 Cabale : Sha'arei Orah

This being so, these two Sefirot, Understanding-Binah and Kingship-Malchut, are aligned and correspond to each other. It is from the quality of Understanding-Binah that all blessings come to the quality of Kingship-Malchut. This secret is hinted in the verse,¹⁰⁹Genesis 2:10 “A river-Nahar-נהר went out of Eden-עדן,” referring to the [river-Nahar-נהר] of Understanding-Binah which comes forth from the place of the Crown-Keter, through wisdom-Chochmah, which is called Desire-Ratzon, and the Understanding-Binah is called, “The expanse of the River-Rechovot HaNahar-רחובות הנהר.”¹¹⁰Genesis 36:37; Also see Shaar HaYichud of Rabbi DovBer of Lubavitch, also known as a Tract on Contemplation (Kuntres HaHitbonenut), Ch. 1 and on. The verse continues,¹¹¹Genesis 2:10 “to water the Garden-Gan-גן,” referring to the Sefirah of Kingship-Malchut, which receives every manner of beneficence and blessing that flows through the Sefirah of Understanding-Binah.

The explanation of this verse is that the aspect called “If only-Lu-לו”²⁷¹This refers to the six upper emotive qualities, each of which possess six, totaling thirty-six, which is the numerical value of “If only-Lu-לו-36.” should be drawn forth to the quality of “This-Zot-זאת,” from the source of wisdom-Chochmah, which is called “good intellect-Sechel Tov-שכל טוב,”²⁷²See Psalms 111:10 – “The beginning of wisdom is fear of HaShem-יהו״ה, good intellect (Sechel Tov-שכל טוב) to all their practitioners.” by means of the righteous-Tzaddik who is the foundation of the world.²⁷³This is a reference to the quality of foundation-Yesod, which is the quality through which beneficence is bestowed, and is the subject of the next gate, although he is beginning to introduce some of the terms relating to this quality insofar as it relates to the quality of kingship-Malchut. They then will find “good intellect-Sechel Tov-שכל טוב” and eat of the fruit of the righteous-Tzaddik who is called good-Tov-טוב, as it states,²⁷⁴Isaiah 3:10 “Say of the righteous-Tzaddik-צדיק that he is good-Tov-טוב; for they shall eat the fruits of their deeds.” The continuation of the verse, “they would understand it from their end,” means that they should draw forth from the “width of the river-Rechovot HaNahar-רחובות הנהר,”²⁷⁵Genesis 36:37; This is one of the terms that relates to the quality of understanding-Binah, which is compared to the expanse of a river. from the source of understanding-Binah, to this quality of this-Zot-זאת, which is called “The End of Days-Acharit HaYamim-אחרית הימים,” as it states,²⁷⁶Genesis 49:1 “Gather together and I shall tell you what will befall you in the End of Days-Acharit HaYamim-אחרית הימים.” Similarly, the verse states,²⁷⁷Jeremiah 31:16 “There is hope for your end-Acharitecha-אחריתך – the word of HaShem-יהו״ה.”