Kabbalah's four worlds describe graded levels through which divine light reaches the physical world.
Imported citation, not independently checked: G. Scholem, Kabbalah (1974)
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What Are the Four Worlds in Kabbalah?
What Are the Four Worlds in Kabbalah?
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Atzilut, Beriah, Yetzirah, Asiyah, the graded descent from the Infinite to the physical, and the verse the whole scheme is hung on.
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Beriah, Yetzirah and Asiyah derive their names from the three verbs of Isaiah 43:7.
Imported citation, not independently checked: Isaiah 43:7
Nothing in Atzilut is other than God, which is why it is not called creation.
Imported citation, not independently checked: Moses Cordovero, Pardes Rimmonim (1548)
The four letters of the Tetragrammaton are assigned one to each world: yod to Atzilut, the first heh to Beriah, vav to Yetzirah, the final heh to Asiyah.
Imported citation, not independently checked: Chaim Vital, Etz Chaim
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