Abarbanel on Torah, Deuteronomy 6:4:5
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Work: Abarbanel on Torah
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Abarbanel on Torah — Sefaria Community Translation
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Indeed, if there is another deity who is not involved in the existence of the reality, then the doors of intellectual inquiry and investigation are closed. Therefore, the Lord of prophets informed us through the Divine Name the truth of His blessed unity. If it is from the first type due to the governance of the world, it is referred to as 'The Lord our God.' And if it is from the second type, unrelated to governance, it is simply referred to as 'The Lord.' Thus, He is referred to as one regarding both aspects, meaning that He is one in Himself, having no duality in His divinity. This hint is …
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- Abarbanel on Torah — Sefaria Community Translation
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- Public domain
- Reading language
- eng
- Source language
- eng
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- PARTIAL: all supplied nonempty community English leaves only; many Hebrew sections have no English counterpart.
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- Unverified edition; not Human Sealed
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