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THE GREATER HEKHALOT: THE DOORKEEPERS, by                    
First Line: The 7th palace
Last Line: Down all jerusalem
Subject(s): Mysticism - Judaism


the 7th palace
standing at the gate
& angry
war like
strong
harsh
fearful
furious
the height of mountains
brightness of the peaks
with bows strung stood before them
sharpened swords in hands
the play of lightnings out of eye balls
balls of fire from their nostrils
torches coals from mouths
wore helmets crowns
& iron coats
spears
javelins
width of their arms
these keepers of the gates
o these with horses
they would ride now stand
side of the stables troughs of fire
coals of juniper
they eat o fire of the mangers
drops like 40 bushels in one mouthful
horses mouths each mouth
3 stables of Caesarea
each stable was the width of
Caesar's Gate
& rivers also fire ran beside
the stables horses drank from
like fullness of the water works
in Kidron
cistern that contains
the rain that ever fell
down all Jerusalem


Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA
98368-0271, www.cc.press.org




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