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Nobody knows for sure. The tradition states that kabbalah started with Adam and was passed down to the patriarchs. It is generally accepted that the “merkevah”, or “chariot” visions of Ezekiel are among the earliest recorded visionary experiences within Judaism. Learning the ways of merkevah mysticism is often a starting point for students of classical kabbalah.
