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Sifrei Devarim 10

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(Devarim 1:10) "And you are this day": existing "as the stars of the heavens in multitude" — whence it was derived: There are seven classes of the righteous in Gan Eden — one higher than the other: the first class — (Psalms 140:14) "Only the righteous will give praise to Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence." the second class — (Ibid. 65:5) "Praises to him You choose and draw near to dwell in Your courts." the third class — (Ibid. 84:5) "Praised are the dwellers in Your house." the fourth class — (Ibid. 15:1) "Who shall dwell in Your tent?" the fifth class — (Ibid.) "Who shall dwell on Your holy mountain?" the sixth class — (Ibid. 24:3) "Who shall ascend the mountain of the L-rd?" the seventh class — (Ibid.) Who shall stand in the place of His sanctity?"

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R. Shimon b. Yochai says (Psalms 16:11) "sated (sova) with joys in Your presence": Rend it not "sova," but "sheva" (seven). To seven "joys" the faces of the righteous are likened in time to come: the sun, the moon, the firmament, the stars, lightnings, lilies, the menorah of the Temple: the sun and the moon — (Song of Songs 6:10) "beauteous as the moon, clear as the sun." the firmament and the stars — (Daniel 12:3) "The wise will shine like the radiance of the firmament, and the turners of the many to righteousness, like the stars, forever and ever." lightnings — (Nachum 2:5) "and they flash like lightning." lillies (Psalms 45:1) "For the chief musician, on the lillies." the menorah of the Temple — (Hoshea 14:7) "and his glory will be like the olive tree." And (Zechariah 4:3) "There are two olive trees over it (the Temple menorah), one at the right of the bowl and one at the left."

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