זוהר שמות — דף פו ע”ב

This folio opens with the mystery of Ishmael and Esau: Rabbi Yehudah questions the description of Ishmael as a "wild man." Ishmael receives two months on the side of Av, and Esau two months on the side of Adar. The secret of the enmity between the two brothers as corresponding to two Sefirot in the supernal order is expounded. The spiritual unity of the sacred Name in the Shema and the mystery of divine oneness are revealed as a powerful commandment. The connection between the mazalot (constellations) of Ishmael and Esau and those of Israel is clarified in kabbalistic light.