The Holy Scripture
Chapter II
In that hour the eagles’ of the Merkaba, the flaming 'Ophannim and the Seraphim of consuming fire “asked *“Metatron, saying to him: g lit. ‘power’ i.e. proclamation of God's power. 10-10 DF: ‘the Throne of Glory’ ;
“Youth! Why sufferest thou one born of woman to enter and behold the Merkaba??? From which nation, from which tribe is this one? What is his character?”
Metatron answered and said to them: “From the nation of Israel whom the Holy One, blessed be He, chose for his people *from among seventy tongues (nations)?, from the tribe of Levi, whom he set aside as a contribution to his name and from the seed of Aaron whom the Holy One, blessed be He, did . choose for his servant and put upon him the crown of priesthood on Sinai".
Forthwith they spake and said: ‘Indeed, this one is worthy to behold the Merkaba”. SAnd they said®: “Happy is the people that is in such a case!" (Ps. cxliv. 15). CHAP TER III Metatron has 70 names, but God calls him Youth’ R.