The Covenant of the Rainbow

17.’And G-d said to Noah, ’This is the Sign of the Covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth- וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל נֹחַ זֹאת אוֹת הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר הֲקִמֹתִי בֵּינִי וּבֵין כָּל בָּשָׂר אֲשֶׁר עַל הָאָרֶץ (4509=17=8).

Rashi comments here that Hashem actually showed Noah the Rainbow.

The joint gematria of the words:

·         Rainbow-           קֶּשֶׁת = 800

·         Covenant-          בְּרִית =612

1412=8

Rainbow in the cloud

 קֶּשֶׁת בֶּעָנָן 

972=18

Why a Rainbow?

A Rainbow is usually a semi circle-half a circle.

The gematria of the word “half”-חצי is 108.

The gematria of the word “the circle” –הַעִגל (“HaIgul”) is 108.

Half the Circle

Hetzi HaIgul

חצי הַעִגל

=

216

There are 216 letters in the Explicit Name of Hashem.

Rainbow

קֶּשֶׁת 

800

=

8 

800+216=1016=8

Half of 800 = 400

The gematria of the word “Two”-שנים is 400.

The gematria of the words “Two-Two”-שנים שנים is 800.

Thus “half the circle” reminds us that the animals entered the Ark as I explained above in groups of 8 –four males and four females- which is 400+400 -  שנים שנים = 800=Rainbow- קשת =8.

The Colors of the Rainbow

It is generally acknowledged that that there are seven colors of the Rainbow:

1.       Red-אדום                                        =611

2.       Orange-     כתום                            =1026

3.       Yellow-   צהוב                                 =103

4.       Green-                               ירוק=316

5.       Blue-                                 כחול =64

6.       Indigo-                        אינדיגו   =84

7.       Purple-                           סגול    =99

2303=8 (Final Letters)

Seven=Eight

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