Gênesis 31:9 Cabalá: Pardes Rimmonim

The sages, may their memory be blessed, also said, "The forefathers are the chariot themselves." And they did not say that each one of the forefathers was the chariot, but rather that the forefathers are the chariot themselves. How is that? Our father Abraham took the right side in purity and inherited the right side above which is the trait of Kindness [Chesed]. And about this is it stated: Then Abram journeyed by stages toward the South (Genesis 31:9). And Isaac took the trait of the left side in purity, which is Fear. And about this is it stated: and Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac (Genesis 31:53). And Jacob took the middle line in purity. And about this is it stated: and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents, etc. (Genesis 25:27). It comes out that the three forefathers were the chariot. And the words of a sage are a charm [chen, which is also an abbreviation for hidden wisdom, meaning kabbalah]. And that is even though there is a small difference between our path and the path of [the author]. And now we would like to write one more preface about the subject of appellations.