intrust
verb
In Jewish tradition
To "intrust" secrets or a book to someone means God handing sacred knowledge to a chosen person.
Interpretation. Tradition says God gave the secrets of the Law and of creation to an angel, and gave Sefer Yetzirah to Adam and then to Abraham.
Meaning
An old spelling of "entrust": to give someone something to look after or keep safe. tree →
Examples
- To this angel God intrusted all the secrets of the Law, and of wisdom; and all the mysteries of creation are known to him as they are known to the Creator Himself*"i. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
- Thus far. it has been impossible to determine tiic ago and authorship of tlic Sefer Yetzirah. .Tcwish tradition claims divine origin for it: it was intrusted by tlie Lord to Adam and after- wards to Abraham***). (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
Note
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