Берешит 9:13 Каббала: Zohar, Sha'arei Orah & Zohar Chadash

For the spirit which was left by the deceased still clinging to that vessel has not been lost-since nothing is lost in the world-but it is still there and seeks to return to its basis; and so the “redeemer” brings it and builds it up again in its place, and it becomes a new creation, a new spirit in a new body.

We must now inform you that the Shabbat, which is the quality of the Living God-El Chai-א"ל חי, is called a sign-Ot-אות, in that HaShem-יהו"ה said,¹⁵⁴Exodus 31:17 “It is a sign-Ot-אות between Me and the children of Israel forever.” The covenant of the circumcision-Brit Milah-ברית מילה is also called a sign-Ot-אות, as He said,¹⁵⁵Genesis 17:11 “You shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin and it shall be a sign-Ot-אות of the covenant between Me and you.” This matter is hinted at in the blessing of the circumcision; “Blessed are You HaShem-יהו"ה our God, King of the universe, who sanctified the beloved one from the womb, set His statute in his flesh, and sealed his descendants with the sign-Ot-אות of the Holy Covenant. Therefore, as reward for this, the Living God-El Chai-א"ל חי, our Portion, our Rock, has ordained that the beloved of our flesh be saved from the abyss, for the sake of His Covenant that He has set in our flesh. Blessed are You HaShem-יהו"ה, who makes the Covenant-Brit-ברית.” The rainbow is also called a sign-Ot-אות, as He said,¹⁵⁶Genesis 9:13 “I placed My rainbow in the cloud and it shall be a sign-Ot-אות of the Covenant between Me and the earth.” As we have already informed you, the covenant of the rainbow is also the covenant of the Living God-El Chai-א"ל חי.

“In the beginning (Bereishit), God created” (Genesis 1:1): Rabbi Abba began and said: “On that day. the Lord made a covenant with Avram, saying” (Genesis 15:18). The covenant was said about five things: The first is circumcision, as it is stated (Genesis 17:13), “this shall be My covenant in your flesh as an eternal covenant.” The second is the rainbow, as it is stated (Genesis 9:13), “and it shall be a sign of the covenant.” The third is the covenant of salt, as it is stated (Numbers 18:19), “an everlasting covenant of salt.” The fourth is the covenant of afflictions, as it is stated (Deuteronomy 28:69), “These are the words of the covenant.” The fifth is the covenant of the priesthood, as it is stated (Numbers 25:13), “And it shall be for him, and for his offspring after him, an everlasting covenant of priesthood.”