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AND THEY ROSE UP BEFORE MOSES, ETC. R. Simeon said: ‘The earthly kingdom is on the pattern of the heavenly kingdom. All those supernal Crowns to which the Holy Name is attached are summoned from a place called Holiness, and just as the higher Holiness summons them, so the lower Holiness summons its hosts to be crowned and exalted therewith.
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And just as its hosts are above, so are the rulers of the people below. Hence they are described here as “called to the assembly”.
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They are also called here “men of name”, but not “men of the Lord”, because they came from the side of Geburah, but they arrogated more to themselves and banded together in contention.