Daily Zohar # 4718 – Vayetze – Seven years in one day

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Zohar Vayetze
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#141
If you ask, “If the first seven years that Jacob worked were for the sake of Jubilee (יובל), which corresponds to Leah, then the Torah states about Jubilee, ‘Seven years seven times’—making a total of forty-nine years. But where are these seven times seven years? Shouldn’t Jacob have worked forty-nine years for Leah, corresponding to the years of Jubilee?”
The answer is: These are the seven days of the wedding feast of Leah, as it is written: “מַלֵּא שְׁבֻעַ זֹאת” “Complete the week of this one” (Genesis 29:27). These seven days completed the count of forty-nine because each day is considered one full seven. As it is written: “שֶׁבַע בַּיּוֹם הִלַּלְתִּיךָ עַל מִשְׁפְּטֵי צִדְקֶךָ” “Seven times a day I praise You” (Psalms 119:164), where each individual day encompasses and includes all seven. Thus, every day of the wedding feast corresponds to a complete cycle of seven, making seven times seven, which amounts to forty-nine, the count of the years of the Jubilee.

#142
As for Rachel, it was different from Leah, for Jacob did not observe seven days of feasting for her (after the wedding). Instead, he worked seven years for her after their marriage. If you ask: “Shouldn’t Jacob have worked two full sabbatical cycles (14 years) beforehand, as he did for Leah (the Jubilee) and then united with Rachel, who corresponds to the Shemitta?”—the answer is:
Since Jacob accepted upon himself to work for her, it was considered as if he had already completed the work, and the seven sefirot needed for Rachel were drawn to him immediately.
Rabbi Abba came, kissed him, and said, “Blessed is the Merciful One, for I have merited to understand this verse.” Regarding this place—from the chest of Zeir Anpin and below, corresponding to the revealed world, which is Rachel—it is written: “ה’ חָפֵץ לְמַעַן צִדְקוֹ יַגְדִּיל תּוֹרָה וְיַאְדִּיר” “YHVH desires for His righteousness’ sake to magnify the Torah and make it glorious” (Isaiah 42:21).

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