Benayahu ben Yehoyada
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==Warrior of Dovid== | ==Warrior of Dovid== | ||
| − | Benayahu ben Yehoyada was the most important | + | Benayahu ben Yehoyada was the most important of Dovid's thirty warriors but did not fall into the rank of the three leading warriors. He did not partake in the revolt of Adoneyahu. |
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==General of Shlomo== | ==General of Shlomo== | ||
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==Kabbalist== | ==Kabbalist== | ||
According to the Zohar, Benayahu ben Yehoyada was the most important of the thirty Tzadikim that existed in the world. His name 'Benayahu' is derived from the word 'Bina' - understanding. It also has the numerical equivalence of the word 'Chachma' - wisdom (חכמה = בניהו = 73), implying he had full use of his mind. | According to the Zohar, Benayahu ben Yehoyada was the most important of the thirty Tzadikim that existed in the world. His name 'Benayahu' is derived from the word 'Bina' - understanding. It also has the numerical equivalence of the word 'Chachma' - wisdom (חכמה = בניהו = 73), implying he had full use of his mind. | ||
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==Kever Benayahu ben Yehoyada== | ==Kever Benayahu ben Yehoyada== | ||
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===Revelation=== | ===Revelation=== | ||
| − | Rabbi Chaim Vital was sent by his master the Arizal to do Yichudum meditations on the tombs of [[Abaye]] and [[Rava-the-Amora|Rava]] in Ovnit. When he returned, he was surprised that the Arizal stood up in his honor | + | Rabbi Chaim Vital was sent by his master the Arizal to do Yichudum meditations on the tombs of [[Abaye]] and [[Rava-the-Amora|Rava]] in Ovnit. When he returned, he was surprised that the Arizal stood up in his honor. When he requested to know the reason for this unusual behavior, the Arizal responded that he had not stood up for him but rather for the soul of Benayahu ben Yehoyada that accompanied him but offered no further explanation. |
| − | Three months later the Arizal and his students passed near the area now marked as the kever and he pointed to a pile of stones and told them that he sees with his Roach Hakodesh that here is the kever of Benayahu ben Yehoyada. Rabbi Chaim Vital now recalled how on the way to Abaya and Rava, needing a rest he had sat down on that very same pile of rocks and reviewed the Yichud his teacher had given him. The Arizal then informed him that through the power of the Yichud, Binayahu had joined him. | + | Three months later the Arizal and his students passed near the area now marked as the kever and he pointed to a pile of stones and told them that he sees with his Roach Hakodesh that here is the kever of Benayahu ben Yehoyada. Rabbi Chaim Vital now recalled how on the way to Abaya and Rava, needing a rest he had sat down on that very same pile of rocks and reviewed the Yichud his teacher had given him. The Arizal then informed him that through the power of the Yichud, Binayahu had joined him. |
===Ben Ish Chai Visit=== | ===Ben Ish Chai Visit=== | ||
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