Kabbalah Kejadian 13:14: Sha'arei Orah

Having arrived at this principle, I now will enlighten your eyes about a Midrash⁴⁹⁹Talmud Bavli, Shabbat 118a-b. stated by our sages, of blessed memory, about our forefather Yaakov, peace be upon him. The Holy One, blessed is He, said to him,⁵⁰⁰Genesis 28:14 “Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall burst forth westward, eastward, northward, and southward.” Now, we must understand this word “burst forth-uFaratzta-ופרצת,” which is different than what was said to Avraham,⁵⁰¹Genesis 13:14-15 “Raise now your eyes and look out from the place where you are: northward, southward, eastward, and westward. For all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.” That is, when it comes to Avraham, the dimensions conclude with, “northward, southward, eastward, and westward,” and the same is so of Yitzchak.⁵⁰²That is, about Avraham, the continuing verse (Genesis 13:17), cited in Shabbat 118b states, “Arise, walk about the land through its length and breadth! For to you I will give it,” to which Rashi comments, “Only this land, and not more.” Likewise, about Yitzchak the verse (Genesis 26:3) states, “Sojourn in this land and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your offspring I will give all these lands etc.,” to which Rashi explains, “These lands, and no more.” That is, the portions of Avraham and Yitzchak have measure and limitation, which is not so of the portion of Yaakov, as explained in the Talmud there, and as will now be further explained. In contrast, about Yaakov the verse states, “You shall burst forth-uFaratzta-ופרצת westward, eastward, northward, and southward,” meaning, “Your portion is unlimited.” I now shall enlighten your eyes about this secret. That is, since they are encompassed by the seventy ministers that limit and constrain them, the portions of Avraham and Yitzchak are limited. However, since Yaakov is the middle line-Kav HaEmtza’ee-קו האמצעי and he alone ascends to the Crown-Keter where the ministers cannot ascend, therefore Yaakov’s inheritance is unlimited and it bursts forth-Poretz-פורץ from all constraints. This is because the ministers only ascend to the right and left, corresponding to Avraham and Yitzchak. However, Yaakov is in the center and only he ascends to the Crown-Keter – to the Unlimited One-Ein Sof-אין סוף – which is an inheritance without constraints. Therefore, all the ministers and their dominions are under the inheritance of Yaakov.