The Letter Bet is for "Blessing"

The Letter Bet is for "Blessing"

The Zohar

The Letter Bet entered

And said to Him:

"Lord Almighty,

It is good for You to create the world with me,

Since through me You are blessed

From Above and below,

As Bet means blessing."

The Creator agreed

That its virtue was worthy

Of creating the world with it,

And He said:

"Certainly I will create the world with you,

Since the light of your blessing shines equally

Above and below,

And you will be the beginning

With which to Create the world."

Why is the letter Bet a good and sufficient beginning

To lead the world to ultimate wholeness?

Because it is the light of the blessing,

The Light of Mercy, which is the temple of the Light of Wisdom.

This Light never dims at all

As it passes and cascades through the degrees.

Just as it receives from Infinity at the highest degree,

It maintains its merit and its greatness in the world of Atzilut

And through the end of the world of Assiya.

It does not thicken or become blemished at all

As a result of all those screens through which it passes.