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Some Kabbalists teach that when the ''[[sefirot]]'' emanated from ''[[Ein Sof]]'', they first took the form of ''Adam Kadmon''. Kabbalists describe him as “the concealed shape of the Godhead itself.”<ref>Gershom G. Scholem, ''On the Mystical Shape of the Godhead: Basic Concepts in the Kabbalah'' (New York: Schocken Books, 1991), p. 39.</ref> ''Adam Kadmon'' is androgynous; in him the male and female forces are in complete harmony and balance. | Some Kabbalists teach that when the ''[[sefirot]]'' emanated from ''[[Ein Sof]]'', they first took the form of ''Adam Kadmon''. Kabbalists describe him as “the concealed shape of the Godhead itself.”<ref>Gershom G. Scholem, ''On the Mystical Shape of the Godhead: Basic Concepts in the Kabbalah'' (New York: Schocken Books, 1991), p. 39.</ref> ''Adam Kadmon'' is androgynous; in him the male and female forces are in complete harmony and balance. | ||
Kabbalists usually depict ''Adam Kadmon'' so that we are viewing his back. This is based on the passage from Exodus where [[Moses]] asks God to show him his glory but the | Kabbalists usually depict ''Adam Kadmon'' so that we are viewing his back. This is based on the passage from Exodus where [[Moses]] asks God to show him his glory but the L<small>ORD</small> reveals only his back to Moses, saying: “Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me and live.... And thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.”<ref>Exod. 33:22, 30.</ref> | ||
== Adam and ''Adam Kadmon'' == | == Adam and ''Adam Kadmon'' == | ||