Shekinah

/ ʃɛˈkaɪnə; ʃəxiːˈna /

noun

Oh, if ye can, have mercy on us; shed a ray from your shekinah-light athwart the darkness of our desolation.

When the house was dedicated no glory returned, no cloud was seen, no shekinah filled the house.

The first of these simple creations, which is nearest to God, is called in Hebrew "Shekinah."

We are told that the souls of the righteous enjoy the splendor of the Shekinah, and the wicked suffer correspondingly.

It is in this sense of reflection that her truest and highest name in bolism is Shekinah—the co-habiting glory.

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