Sefer HaBahir — The Book of Brightness
ספר הבהיר
Author: Attribué à Rabbi Nehounia ben HaKana (rédaction XIIe siècle)
Date: c. 1150–1200
Preservation: Manuscrits dans diverses collections européennes
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❧ Description
The Sefer HaBahir is considered the oldest extant Kabbalistic text, predating the Zohar by a century. It introduces for the first time the doctrine of the sefirot as divine emanations and the notion of transmigration of souls (gilgul).
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The Sefer HaBahir is considered the oldest extant Kabbalistic text, predating the Zohar by a century. It introduces for the first time the doctrine of the sefirot as divine emanations and the notion of transmigration of souls (gilgul).