This group in Provence is credited with further developing the "Elijah’s revelation" tradition, where secrets were said to be revealed by the prophet Elijah to modern sages [5.6, 14].
Known as the father of contemporary Kabbalah, he introduced concepts like Tzimtzum (God's self-contraction to make space for the world) and Tikkun Olam (repairing the world by gathering "divine sparks") [5.8, 26]. Origins of the Kabbalah
Kabbalah as a systematic movement began in and Spain : This group in Provence is credited with further
Appearing in the late 12th century, this text expanded on the Sefer Yetzirah , describing the Sephirot as "vessels" for divine energy [19, 21]. its seeds were planted much earlier:
Though formal "Kabbalah" emerged in the Middle Ages, its seeds were planted much earlier: