Gênesis 31:36 Cabalá: Sha'arei Orah

This is the Divine quality that our forefather Yitzchak, peace be upon him, adhered to, for it is on the left, the side of great judgment-Din, and thus is called the Dread of Yitzchak-Pachad Yitzchak-פחד יצחק, as it states,¹⁵⁸Genesis 31:53 “And Yaakov swore by the Dread of his father Yitzchak-Pachad Yitzchak-פחד יצחק.” Know that when Lavan pursued Yaakov, seeking to uproot everything, this quality came to wage war against Lavan and uproot him. That is, Lavan the Aramean came with very great supernal strength. Do not take lightly what the Torah states,¹⁵⁹Deuteronomy 26:5 “An Aramean tried to destroy my forefather.” For, Lavan sought to destroy everything, both root and branch. However, when Yaakov saw that the quality of Terror-Pachad-פחד was coming to his aide, he became encouraged and realized that he had the strength and fortitude to stand up to Lavan. About this the verse states,¹⁶⁰Genesis 31:36 “Yaakov then became angry and quarreled with Lavan.” If Yaakov was weak, how could he have quarreled with Lavan? Rather, know that the quality of Terror-Pachad-פחד came to Yaakov’s assistance. Where is the proof? From what Yaakov said to Lavan,¹⁶¹Genesis 31:42 “Had the God of my father – the God of Avraham and the Dread of Yitzchak-Pachad Yitzchak-פחד יצחק – not been with me, you surely would have now sent me away emptyhanded.” That is, “The Dread of Yitzchak-Pachad Yitzchak-פחד יצחק certainly came and assisted me.”