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The realm known as Akudim / Olam Ha'Akudim -LRB- World of `` Binding / Ringed '' -RRB- is one of the many spiritual worlds described by Kabbalah as being part of the order of development that God utilized to create the physical world .. spiritual worlds. Seder Hishtalshelus. Kabbalah. Kabbalah. Its significance emerges in Lurianic Kabbalah , as a stage in the process of Tohu and Tikun .. Kabbalah. Kabbalah. Lurianic Kabbalah. Lurianic Kabbalah. Tohu and Tikun. Tohu and Tikun. Akudim -LRB- עקודים in Hebrew -RRB- is the first world to result from Adam Kadmon -LRB- `` Primordial Man '' -RRB- .. Adam Kadmon. Adam Kadmon. Sfirot -LRB- Heavenly Attributes , depicted as lights -RRB- emanating from the eyes , ears , nose , mouth and forehead of Adam Kadmon interact with each other to create three sequential `` worlds '' containing combinations of fundamental heavenly attributes  : Akudim , Nekudim and Berudim .. Adam Kadmon. Adam Kadmon. Sfirot. Sfirot. heavenly attributes. Partzufim. Nekudim. Nekudim. Berudim. Berudim. Luria read these three terms from the esoteric meaning of Jacob 's breeding of Laban 's flocks in Genesis 30 :27 -43 .. Jacob. Jacob. Laban. Laban ( Bible ). Genesis. Book of Genesis. The world of Akudim corresponds to Hiyuli -LRB- היולי , meaning `` Potential '' Creation -RRB- .. These three stages then interact to produce more `` worlds '' of increasing developmental complexity .. The concepts of primordial man and his body are figurative rather than literal .. figurative. Anthropomorphism in Kabbalah