Sefer HaRazim

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Sefer HaRazim (Hebrew: ספר הרזים; "Book of Secrets") is a Jewish magical text that dates to around the turn of the 4th century AD. According to the text's preface, it was given to Noah by the angel Raziel, and passed down throughout Biblical history until it ended up in the possession of Solomon, for whom it was a great source of his wisdom and purported magical powers. This is not the same work as the Sefer Raziel HaMalakh, which was given to Adam by the same angel, although both works stem from the same tradition; large parts of Sefer HaRazim were incorporated into the Sefer Raziel under its original title. It is thought to be a sourcebook for Jewish magic, calling upon angels rather than God to perform supernatural feats.

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