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Sword of Moses (originaly SEPHER REZIAL HEMELAK - The Book of the Angel Rezial) - RARE 19th century edition was printed in Yozefof in 1873, it is a tall hardback with a GORGEOUS recent Fine binding, leather spine (rich Harmatan goat) on marbled boards, THE TEXT IS COMPLETELY IN HEBREW , with lovely decorative border on title page, there are a few tiny wormholes, also four pages are trimmed at bottom (which does not affect the text at all), otherwise an unusually Nice copy, extremely attractive, tight recent binding, one fu... More >>>Note that, unfortunately, not all my books can be downloaded due to the restrictions of copyright. However, most of the books on this site do not have copyright restrictions. If you find any copyright violation, please contact me at . I am very attentive to the issue of copyright and try to avoid any violations, but on the other hand to help all fans of magic to get access to information.
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Sword of Moses (originaly SEPHER REZIAL HEMELAK - The Book of the Angel Rezial) - RARE 19th century edition was printed in Yozefof in 1873, it is a tall hardback with a GORGEOUS recent Fine binding, leather spine (rich Harmatan goat) on marbled boards, THE TEXT IS COMPLETELY IN HEBREW , with lovely decorative border on title page, there are a few tiny wormholes, also four pages are trimmed at bottom (which does not affect the text at all), otherwise an unusually Nice copy, extremely attractive, tight recent binding, one full page plate plus several diagrams of ancient Hebrew talismans.

This is the famous magical Hebrew grimoire text, sometime called The Sefer Razial or Raziel, and according to Hebrew legend, the Sepher Raziel was presented to Adam in the Garden of Eden, given by the hand of God and delivered by the angel Rezial. The myth suggests that this is the first book ever written, and of direct divine provenance. A diverse compendium of ancient Hebrew magical lore, this book was quite possibly the original source for later, traditional literature on angelic hierarchy, astrology, Qabalah and Gematria. Moses Gaster mentions this in his introduction to the Sword of Moses (1896) suggesting that the Sepher Rezial could be a primary source for many magic and qabalistic books of the Middle Ages. Sepher Rezial Hemelach is a compilation of five books, being The Book of the Vestment, The Book of the Great Rezial, The Holy Names, The Book of the Mysteries (Sepher HaRazim), and The Book of the Signs of the Zodiac. It includes extensive explanatory text on the holy names of God, the divisions of Heaven and Hell, the names and hierarchy of the angels and spirits, as well as symbolic intepretations of both the Book of Genesis and Sepher Yetzirah. It also includes material on astronomy, astrology, Gematria and various magical talismans, most notably those used for protection during childbirth.

Of interest to students of the occult, kabbalah ( qabala - qabalah ) and ritual magic, also the works of Arthur Edward Waite, Eliphas Levi and Aleister Crowley.

About Author:

Jewish scholar MOSES GASTER (1856-1939) was born in Romania but emigrated to England, where he lectured at Oxford University. His wrote numerous books of theology, folklore, history, and literature, including History of Rumanian Popular Literature (1883) and five-volume Sephardic prayer book (1901-6).

Born in Bucharest, after having taken a degree in his native city (1874), he proceeded to the Jewish Seminary in Breslau, where he received the degree of Ph.D. in 1878 and the Hattarat Hora'ah in 1881. His history of Romanian popular literature was published in Bucharest in 1883.

Gaster's major work, in which he invested ten years of his life, is a Romanian chrestomathy and glossary covering the period from the dawn of Romanian literature down to 1830. He was lecturer on the Romanian language and literature at the University of Bucharest (1881-85), inspector-general of schools, and a member of the council for examining teachers in Romania. He also lectured on the Romanian apocrypha, the whole of which he had discovered in manuscript.

Gaster wrote various text-books for the Jewish community of Romania, made a Romanian translation of the Siddur, and compiled a short Scripture history.

Having been expelled from Romania by the Ion Bratianu government in 1885 for allegedly "being a member of an irredentist society", he went to England, where he was appointed lecturer in Slavonic literature at the University of Oxford, his lectures being published afterward as Greco-Slavonic Literature, London, 1886.

He had not been in England many years before the Romanian government canceled the decree of expulsion, presented him with the Romanian Ordinul National "Pentru Merit" of the first class (1891), and invited him to return - but he declined the invitation. In 1895, at the request of the Romanian government, he wrote a report on the British system of education, which was printed as a "green book" and accepted as a basis of education in Romania.

In 1887 Gaster was appointed hakham of the Spanish and Portuguese congregation in London, in which capacity he presided over the bicentenary of Bevis Marks Synagogue. He was also principal of Judith Montefiore College, Ramsgate, from 1891 to 1896, and wrote valuable essays accompanying the yearly reports of that institution. He is a member of the councils of the Folklore, Biblical, Archeological, and Royal Asiatic societies, and has written many papers in the interest of these bodies.

Gaster was among the most active leaders of the Zionist movement in England, and even while in Romania he assisted in establishing the first Jewish colony in Palestine. He was vice-president of the first Basel Congress, and was a prominent figure in each succeeding congress.

* Jewish Folk-Lore in the Middle Ages (London, 1887);
* The Sword of Moses from an ancient manuscript book of magic, with introduction, translation, and index (ib. 1896);
* The Chronicles of Jerahmeel (ib. 1899) copy at Google Books;
* History of the Ancient Synagogue of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews, a memorial volume in celebration of the two-hundredth anniversary of its inauguration (ib. 1901).

Contributions to periodical literature:

* "Beitrage zur Vergleichenden Sagen und Marchenkunde", in Monatsschrift, xxix. 35 et seq.;
* "Ein Targum der Amidah," in ib. xxxix. 79 et seq.;
* "The Apocalypse of Abraham, from the Roman Text", in the Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society, ix. 195;
* "The Unknown Hebrew Versions of the Tobit Legend," in ib. 1897, p. 27;
* "The Oldest Version of Midrash Meghillah", in Kohut Memorial Volume;
* "Hebrew Text of One of the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs", in the Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Arch?ology, xvi. 33 et seq.;
* "Contributions to the History of A?i?ar and Nadam", in the Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1900, p. 301.

* Young Israel, 1898;
* Jewish Chronicle and Jewish World, 1887;
* Jewish Year Book, 1900-01, pp. 270-271.