<![CDATA[What is an Israelite?]]>From the bible and other sources I always hear how God will save the israelites, and I know of the country israel. What got me thinking was that while studying Gemetria, I wondered how Israel worked along these lines.

So I in my novice attempt worked out:

Israel = ISRAL = 10+60+2+1+30 = 103 (or 301 if you have r = 200)

And then worked out what the letters meant, and discovered the following:

I = The secret of the gate of initiation
S= Self Control & Self Sacrifice govern the Wheel
R = In the sun is the secret of spirit
A = Folly's Doom is Ruin
L = By Equilibrium and Self-Sacrifice, the gate.

Then worked out the 3 and 1 separated by 0 to get:
Divine Intelligence(3) separated by the infinite (0) from Unity(1).

So following all this, what exactly is an Israelite? Someone who is on the spiritual path?

]]>https://thelema.org/forum/topic/13933/what-is-an-israeliteRSS for NodeSun, 11 Oct 2026 08:36:19 GMTTue, 18 Dec 2007 22:08:48 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to What is an Israelite? on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 01:28:12 GMT]]>@AvshalomBinyamin said

"Resurrecting this 3-year-old thread...

The OP's 'error' leads to an interesting place.

As pointed out, Israel is Yod-Shin-Resh-Aleph-Lamed; 10+300+200+1+30 = 541

Or, using the Atus - IX-XX-XIX-0-VIII; 9+20+19+0+8 = 56

Now, "Israel" has personal meaning to me; my username is Avshalom Binyamin

Avshalom; Aleph-Beth-Shin-Lamed-Vav-Mem; 1+2+300+30+6+40 = 379
Binyamin; Beth-Nun-Yod-Mem-Yod-Nun; 2+50+10+40+10+50 = 162

379+162 - 541

But.... Using the Atus

Avshalom; 0-I-XX-VIII-V-XII; 0+1+20+8+5+12 = 46
Binyamin; I-XIII-IX-XII-IX-XIII; 1+13+9+12+9+13 = 57

And the sum of 46 and 57 is.... 103!
😆"

So... right or wrong, he's got your number!

]]>https://thelema.org/forum/post/80272https://thelema.org/forum/post/80272Thu, 11 Nov 2010 01:28:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is an Israelite? on Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:36:20 GMT]]>Resurrecting this 3-year-old thread...

The OP's 'error' leads to an interesting place.

As pointed out, Israel is Yod-Shin-Resh-Aleph-Lamed; 10+300+200+1+30 = 541

Or, using the Atus - IX-XX-XIX-0-VIII; 9+20+19+0+8 = 56

Now, "Israel" has personal meaning to me; my username is Avshalom Binyamin

Avshalom; Aleph-Beth-Shin-Lamed-Vav-Mem; 1+2+300+30+6+40 = 379
Binyamin; Beth-Nun-Yod-Mem-Yod-Nun; 2+50+10+40+10+50 = 162

379+162 - 541

But.... Using the Atus

Avshalom; 0-I-XX-VIII-V-XII; 0+1+20+8+5+12 = 46
Binyamin; I-XIII-IX-XII-IX-XIII; 1+13+9+12+9+13 = 57

And the sum of 46 and 57 is.... 103!
😆

]]>https://thelema.org/forum/post/80260https://thelema.org/forum/post/80260Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:36:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is an Israelite? on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:07:44 GMT]]>Thank you everyone for the correct spelling and discussion on the word, now it makes more sense to me.

]]>https://thelema.org/forum/post/65422https://thelema.org/forum/post/65422Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:07:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is an Israelite? on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:32:48 GMT]]>Gabriella Samuel, in The Kabbalah Handbook, says that the word Israel is from yashar, meaning "to go straight". She says, "The word Israel symbolizes transformation of consciousness as exemplified in the Biblical story of Jacob, whom G-d renames Israel. Jacob symbolizes transformation for all human beings ..."

]]>https://thelema.org/forum/post/65367https://thelema.org/forum/post/65367Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:32:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is an Israelite? on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:23:53 GMT]]>93 All,

Strong's Exaustive Concordance Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary.
3478. page 53.
Israel: Yisrael: he shall rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: Israel.

You can also spell out the name Israel with the Tarot Atus. Atu 9 The Hermit-Yod. Atu 20 The Aeon-Shin. Atu 19 The Sun-Resh. Atu 0 The Fool-Aleph. Atu 8 Adjustment-Lamed. Please remember that hebrew is written and read from right to left.

]]>https://thelema.org/forum/post/65360https://thelema.org/forum/post/65360Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:23:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is an Israelite? on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:21:00 GMT]]>93,

Israel is spelt:

Yod - Shin- Resh- Aleph - Lamed

10 + 300 + 200 + 1 + 30 = 541.

I'm not sure how you get '2' for R/Resh. Are you dropping the zeroes? That makes it equivalent to Beth.

93 93/93,

EM

]]>https://thelema.org/forum/post/65355https://thelema.org/forum/post/65355Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:21:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What is an Israelite? on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:34:09 GMT]]>It is of note that the name Israel means "he who contends with the Divine."

]]>https://thelema.org/forum/post/65352https://thelema.org/forum/post/65352Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:34:09 GMT