Satinover, J. Cracking the Bible Code, Harper Collins Pub. NY,NY 1998

Satinover, J. Cracking the Bible Code, Harper Collins Pub. NY,NY 1998

Chap. 1 The Ancient Legend p.1 Ancient Jewish traditions are that the Torah was dictated by God to Moses in a precise letter by letter fashion. A noted 18th century Jewish scholar Elijah Solomon (Vilna Gaon) asserted that the details of every person are noted in the Torah in a hidden code. P2 Several Rabbi challenged him about this and he found their names in the ELS (equidistance letter sequence) code. It is also known that the Torah had been copied precisely by trained scribes to avoid errors.p4 Mat. 5:18 “I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the lest stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear form the law of Moses (the Torah) until everything is accomplished.” In the 20th century Rabbi Michael Weissmandl perused the code and did 10x10 grids. He found some codes related to Anwar Sadat. P5 Prominent scientists formed a group to disprove the code. P6

Chap. 2. JourneyTo the Center p.11 Prominent scholars joined the code effort including: Doron Witzum, Jewish scholar; Eliyahu Rips, a mathematician; Gerald Schroeder, a physicist; Prof. Daniel Michaelson, a mathematician; Eric Coppersmith, a rabbi; Moshe Zeldman, a rabbi and math. Scholar; Rabbi Daniel Mechanic, and Yoav Rosenberg, a computer scientist who worte and article in Statistical Scinece.p14 Most Jews do not hold to a literal interpretation of the Torah, but this work supported it. The rabbinical college in Jersulaem, Aish HaTorah also had some study of the codes. In a trip to Jersulaem, Satinover noted many orthodox Jews and the Haredim to which the Torah is very important.

Chap. 3 Piercing the Veil p. 26 Abraham Oren a Jewish scholar and computer expert also began the study. He noted that in Leviticus 1:1-13 Aaron is not mentioned but he was present, so he encouraged a code search for Aaron. Weissmandl had found the nane of Abraham and of God as Elohim in Gen. 1:22-26, where Elohim appears 4 times. (This is were the creatures and man are made and to spread out.) p29 Oren found the name of Aaron 10 times in ELS code in Lev. 1:1-13. p33 Rips followed this with detailed computer and statistical studies and found Aaron 25 times in the passage. He noted the odds of this were over a million to one. P.35 Scholars say this refutes the documentary hypothesis and implies a letter for letter transcription from God.p30 Additional sampling studies of other bible passages did not have the Aaron code occurrence and confirmed its validity. P 39

Chap. 4 Blueprint form Heaven p.42 This chapter points out the great pains the scribes of the Torah held to its copying exactly letter for letter. The book has held the Jews together for eons. The Torah is viewed by the Jews as more precise than other books of the old testament and a direct transcription form God to Moses. The Samaritan Torah is not as letter precise. The Dead Sea scrolls on animal parchments date from about 100BC. They are very close to the Isaiah copy of 600 AD.p52 The new testament does not have near the letter to letter exactness of the Torah.

Chap. 5 The Black Fire of Holocaust: Rabbi Weissmandl escapes the Holocaust and survives.1944-5 He had been the planer a negotiator for the escape of many Jews.

Chap. 6 The White Fire of Destiny: Rabbi Weissmandl had researched the Bible codes early in life. He obtained a Torah commentary book of 1291 by Bachya ben Asher of Spain.p67Bachya had teachings and works on the kabbalah and mathematical interpretations of the Torah. “Bahye ben Asher ibn Halawa also known as Rabbeinu Behaye (mid-thirteenth century - 1340) was a rabbi and scholar of Judaism. He was a commentator on the Hebrew Bible and is noted for introducing Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism) into study of the Torah”Bachya is quoted as writing there is Code in Gen. 1:2 starting with the letter b (beyt), the 42nd letter in Gen., which contains the name of God and a code for the creation and the seasons of the moon.p68 This came from an earlier Rabbi Tam and Eleazar who got it from Rabi Nechunya ben HaKanah. Based on Bachya’s work Weissmandl published: Hilchot HaChodesh (the laws for fixing the new moon)in 1931. P69 There are some written records of this in the Bodleian library at Oxford. Satinover claims p70 that the Jewish sages viewed the early Genesis creation story to have several layers of meaning. The first layer, taught to children, is the literal 6 -24 hr days of creation. Rabbi Gikatilla published his book in 1274 about the letter codes and the 42 letter divine name for God.p76 Bachya code was composed or 4 letters B,H,R,D each at 42 letter intervals . These letters represented a number from which one could calculate the length of the lunar month.p81 This calculation was very exacting and corresponds to modern observations and formulas to within 2 parts/million p82. An ancient complex code also revealed that the earth was 15.3 billion yrs. old long before scientists asserted this. P83Weissmandl made it to the US and founded a Torah school in Mount Kisco, NY. He taught some the students his secret codes before he died in 1957.p84-6

Chap. 7 Form Enigma to Atbash- The development of computers, statistics and Cryptology: By WW2 cryptology became important; a lesson was learned form Pearl Harbor as the code messages were ignored. The German code Enigma was decoded by the allies and this led to winning the war.p88 The Jews say there are several layers of codes in the Old testament. Jeremiah 25:26 is cited and 51:42 where the code word Sheshach is substituted for Babylon. This is known to be a letter substitution code(Atbash)and is proof some codes are used in the bible.p90 The Cipher disc or wheel within a wheel code was developed by Alberti and the start of the poly-alphabetic cipher. P93 Trithermius was a monk and abbot who also developed a kabbalistic method of numerical values for names to the angels.This is related to the 42 letter words for God’s name and Atbash.p96 When reviewing codes in general; f a text seams oddly worded it is a sign that there e a hidden code.97 Ezekiel 1:5-16 may be referring to code, where there is a wheel within a wheel. B. Pascal also developed probability and math for fluid dynamics. He is quote as saying the Old Testament is cipher.p103 Von Neumann and Alan Turing developed approximation techniques and a computer. This is also related to quantum mechanics and the development of the atomic bomb.p112-3

Chap. 8 The Bible Code emerges. P119 Code areas tend to be in small clusters, not every where.p121 Rips did all of Genesis. Found word Eden 20 times at 1/100 proabliity; the River 13 time a t 1/1000 (Genesis 2); The Appointed times in Lev. 23 one time at 1/70 million. Code pursued by kabbalists and Zohar. Wikipedia is cited.

The Zohar (Hebrew: זֹהַר, lit Splendor or Radiance) is the foundational work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah.[1] It is a group of books including commentary on the mystical aspects of the Torah (the five books of Moses) and scriptural interpretations as well as material on theosophic theology, mythical cosmogony, and mystical psychology. The Zohar contains a discussion of the nature of God, the origin and structure of the universe, the nature of souls, redemption, the relationship of Ego to Darkness and "true self" to "The Light of God," and the relationship between the "universal energy" and man. Its scriptural exegesis can be considered an esoteric form of the Rabbinic literature known as Midrash, which elaborates on the Torah. The Zohar is mostly written in what has been described as an exalted, eccentric style of Aramaic, a language spoken in the Land of Israel during the Roman Period in the first centuries of the Common Era.

The Zohar first appeared in Spain in the 13th century, and was published by a Jewish writer named Moses de Leon. De Leon ascribed the work to Shimon bar Yochai, a rabbi of the 2nd century during the Roman persecution[2] who, according to Jewish legend,[3][4] hid in a cave for thirteen years studying the Torah and was inspired by the ProphetElijah to write the Zohar. This accords with the traditional claim by adherents that Kabbalah is the concealed part of the Oral Torah.

Kabbalah (Hebrew: קַבָּלָה, Qabbalah lit. "receiving"; Qabala) is a discipline and school of thought concerned with the mystical aspect of Rabbinic Judaism. It is a set of esoteric teachings meant to explain the relationship between an eternal and mysterious Creator and the mortal and finite universe (His creation). While it is heavily used by some denominations, it is not a denomination in and of itself; it is a set of scriptures that exist outside the traditional Jewish Scriptures. Kabbalah seeks to define the nature of the universe and the human being, the nature and purpose of existence, and various other ontological questions. It also presents methods to aid understanding of these concepts and to thereby attain spiritual realization. Kabbalah originally developed entirely within the realm of Jewish thought and constantly uses classical Jewish sources to explain and demonstrate its esoteric teachings. These teachings are thus held by kabbalists to define the inner meaning of both the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and traditional rabbinic literature, as well as to explain the significance of Jewish religious observances.[1]

According to the Zohar, a foundational text for kabbalistic thought, Torahstudy can proceed along four levels of interpretation (exegesis).[2][3] These four levels are called Pardes because their initial letters spell "PaRDeS" ("Orchard"):

• Peshat (lit. "simple"): the direct interpretations of meaning.
• Remez (lit. "hint[s]"): the allegoric meanings (through allusion).
• Derash (from Heb. darash: "inquire" or "seek"): midrashic (Rabbinic) meanings, often with imaginative comparisons with similar words or verses.
• Sod (lit. "secret" or "mystery"): the inner, esoteric (metaphysical) meanings, expressed in kabbalah.

Kabbalah is considered, by its followers, as a necessary part of the study of Torah – the study of Torah (the "Teachings" of God, in the Tanach and Rabbinic literature) being an inherent duty of observant Jews.[4] Kabbalah teaches doctrines that are accepted by some Jews as the true meaning of Judaism while other Jews have rejected these doctrines as heretical and antithetical to Judaism

The Sefirot (סְפִירוֹת — singular Sefirah סְפִירָה) are the ten emanations and attributes of God with which He continually sustains the universe in existence. The word "sefirah" literally means "counting", but early Kabbalists presented a number of other etymological possibilities including: sefer (book), sippur (story), sappir (sapphire, brilliance, luminary), separ (boundary), and safra (scribe). The term sefirah thus has complex connotations within Kabbalah.[15] The central metaphor of Man's soul is used to describe the Sephirot. This incorporates masculine and feminine aspects, after Genesis 1:27 ("God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him, male and female He created them"). Corresponding to the last Sephirah in Creation is the indwellingShechina (Feminine Divine Presence). In the Sephirot, performance of Mitzvot (traditional Jewish observances) unites the masculine and feminine aspects of supernal Divinity, and brings harmony to Creation. The description of Divine manifestation through the 10 Sephirot is a defining feature of Medieval Kabbalah, alongside their male and female aspects, and the concept of downward flow of Divine Light through the chain of Creation. The Sephirot correspond to the Four Worlds of this spiritual descent, Atziluth, Beri'ah, Yetzirah and Assiah.

Ten Sephirot as process of Creation

According to Lurianic cosmology, the Sephirot correspond to various levels of creation (ten sephirot in each of the Four Worlds, and four worlds within each of the larger four worlds, each containing ten sephirot, which themselves contain ten sephirot, to an infinite number of possibilities,[16]) and are emanated from the Creator for the purpose of creating the universe. The Sephirot are considered revelations of the Creator's will (ratzon),[17] and they should not be understood as ten different "gods" but as ten different ways the one God reveals his will through the Emanations. It is not God who changes but the ability to perceive God that changes.

Altogether 11 sephirot are named. However Keter and Daat are unconscious and conscious dimensions of one principle, conserving 10 forces. The names of the Sephirot in descending order are:

• Keter (supernal crown, representing above-conscious will)
• Chochmah (The highest potential of thought)
• Binah (the understanding of the potential)
• Daat (intellect of knowledge)
• Chesed (sometimes referred to as Gedolah-greatness) (loving-kindness)
• Gevurah (sometimes referred to as Din-justice or Pachad-fear) (severity/strength)
• Rachamim also known as Tiphereth (Mercy)
• Netzach (victory/eternity)
• Hod (glory/splendour)
• Yesod (foundation)
• Malkuth (kingdom)

Tzimtzum is the primordial cosmic act whereby God "contracted" his infinite light, leaving a "void" into which the light of existence was poured. This new doctrine of Isaac Luria in the 16th century gave a new organisation of the previous Second-Temple and Medieval Kabbalistic concepts of Angelic hierarchies and descending Worlds. The primal emanation after the Tzimtzum in Lurianic Kabbalah led to an initial catastrophe called "Tohu" (Chaos). This was reformed into "Tikkun" (Rectification) of our spiritual realms, described in previous Kabbalah, becoming Atzilut (the World of Emanation), from which the three lower Worlds, Beriah, Yetzirah and Asiyah, descended. This corresponds to the reorganisation of the Sephirot into the Partsufim described in previous Kabbalah. The Tzimtzum reconciles the infinite simplicity of the Ein Sof with the finite plurality of Creation. From the subsequent catastrophe stems the possibility of self-aware Creation, and also the Kelipot (impure "shells" in Medieval Kabbalah).

Chap. 9 the Architecture of the Garden p.131-54 Hebrews 11:3 says that “through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.”

Satinover hints that the main reason for the hidden code texts is to validate the main text not to offer prophecy. Many of the codes do not provide a lot of new information, but illustrate and expand on the text. This would also explain the text clustering about some significant area and the repeating of one word in the code(like the repeating of the name Aaron 10 times). It is also possible that as in his secret agent example, Moses and the Jewish priests were the ones (secret agents) who received oral information (the oral Torah) giving clues on how to interpret the code. P143 This would also explain why some the Jewish rabbis names are found in code.(p156) Gen. 1:29-2:16 is cited. Here 7 species of seed bearing fruits appear in code. P144 Rips also found the names of 25 trees in Genesis 2:7-3:3 in code and the odds of this were 1/100000(p.145). The last tree cited was gopherwood. Satinwood notes that many irrelevant words can be found in code statistically, but the significant words or phrases are often statistically significant.p150 the word Hanukkah and some of its character are found I Genesis as is the 13th of Adar and Purin and some of its characters.p.153 The codes are also often of historical significance in the Bible history.p.154

Chap. 10 The Helix of Time p.155 history repeats. 9th of Ab destruction of the temples. Abrahams’ name appears. Abraham the angel of Fostov in code; Franz Joseph of Austria; some diseases like diabetes, aids, anthrax, Anwar Sadat of Egypt in Exodus that talks of Egypt. Bible code is also tied to wars involving the Jews.p168

Chap. 11 The Flames of Amalek p 169 Descendants of Esau- Haman and Herod The code is better used for 2 or more related facts with an event and a date. It is more difficult to use in a prophecy way(p 170). It was used in the Gulf war however to predict the Scud missile attack by Iraq on Jan. 18, 1991p173 Miracles also surrounded the attack in that 10,992 apartments were damaged and 1,325 private homes completely destroyed, but no one was killed.p180 The date became known by code in advance. Many code words including Sadam, Baghdad, and the 9th of Ab appear.p176-8 The holocaust is found in code and may words surrounding it like, Auschwitz and Eichmann in Genesis.

Chap. 12 The Great Sagesp.190 quotes; p.204 list of sages encoded in Genesis.

Hoshana Rabbah is known as the last of the Days of Judgment which began on Rosh Hashana.[1] The Zohar says that while the judgment for the new year is sealed on Yom Kippur, it is not "delivered" until the end of Sukkot (i.e., Hoshana Rabbah, the last day of Sukkot), during which time one can still alter their verdict and decree for the new year.

Chap. 13 Are they real?p206-25 Yes but they are statistical in nature. Doron Witztum

Chap. 14 The 6th Millennium p226 “Ever since the scientific revolution, the world has looked more and more like a giant machine- a spiritual wasteland.” The Bible code and quantum physics offers a way out. William James interweaves the spiritual and scientific. Many forces are deterministic but there is the mysterious aspect of free willp235. In quantum physics there is an aspect of randomness and of the decision of an experimenter influencing the outcome. There are quanta where a particle jumps form one level to the next and back. This happens in a coordinated opposing ways with groups of particles an in a probabilistic way for individuals. In the quantum universe outcomes are emerging from innumerable quantum uncertaintiespossible influenced by God by finely tweaking certain parametersfor certain outcomes. As James hinted randomness is closer to action by free will, rather than to predetermination.