The 72 Names of G-D

The quilt shown above was my first try at the 72 to Names.

“And the angel of G‑d who had been going ahead of the camp of Israel now moved and went behind them, and the pillar of cloud went from in front of them and stood behind them. Thus [the pillar of cloud] came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel, making it cloud and darkness [to the Egyptians], but it gave light by night [to the Jews], so that the one came not near the other all the night. Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and G‑d drove the sea back with a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land; thus the waters were divided.” (Ex. 14:14)

The 72 Names comes from these three lines of Torah when Moses and the Israelites need the miracle of the parting of the Red Sea. It is a formula of 72 combinations of 3 Hebrew letters each formed from a recombination or the 3 sentences.

Each three letter combination is an angelic energetic entity. They are not words or number combinations and cannot be pronounced; just felt & understood. Take together, capable of parting a sea and saving a nation.

Published by SilkQuilt

Pittsburgh-based fiber artist, Louise Silk, creates art that combines aesthetics and functionality with meaning and memories. From the influence of a 1972 MS Magazine article to the current SILKDENIM label, her quilt experiences culminate in a display of her particular capacity to use her patchwork skills to piece together just about anything into an aesthetic meaningful whole.

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