Ancient of Days

Ancient of Days. This name for God is in Aramaic (Atik Yomin); in the Greek Septuagint: (Palaios Hemeron); and in the Vulgate: (Antiquus Dierum).

William Blake's "The Ancient of Days".

In Judaism

This term appears three times in the Bible in the book of Daniel (7:9, 13, 22), and is used in the sense of God being eternal. In contrast with all earthly kings, God's days are past reckoning.

See also The names of God in Judaism

Literally

"Anciant of Days".

In Chassidisim

In jewish kabbalah and chassidisim it refers to the "higher", "upper", "external" dimension of "Keter" - the intermidiery level between G-d and the Sefirot. There are two levels in "keter", as is known, every unifying link has two dimensions, the "external" "outer" dimension, and the internal inner dimension. In other words, the part that relates to the higher section; and the part that relates to the lower "next" dimension. Just as we see by a chain, there are a number of links in the chain, (this is also the concept of seder "Hishtalshelut")each link, in an intermidiary between the higher and lower. So in Keter (or kesser)atik yomin is the "inner" internal level; closer to its source (above).

See Derech Mitzvoisecha of the [[Tzemach Tzedek], as well as Sefer HaMaamorim of the Rebbe Rayatz 1940-41-42-43-44

References

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