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Arnona. You'd think the Kabbalists would be all over this neighborhood location because... letters:
ארנונה
:ראה נון
Or two:
׆ האור ׆
A ribbon-cutting for the new embassy is slated for mid-May. Israels anniversary of its independence is May 14, 1948.
Now what's interesting is that the date is in accordance the Western calendar anniversary even though independence will be celebrated in Israel on "the 4th" this year, corresponding to April 18-19, when America's own War of Independence began.
We all know the famous light code: "One if by land (50 אדמה); two if by sea (ים 50)", but in any case,
As far as the inverted nuns framing the text of Num 10:35-36, in the analysis of where they should properly be located:
"Where is it its appropriate place? Rav Ashi says: "In the section dealing with the disposition of the Israelites according to their banners and their travelling arrangements" (Numbers 1:52-2:34, Shabbath 116a)."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_nun
Where is this place located? In the Torah reading for May 14, 2018.
the disposition of the Israelites according to their banners (flags) and their travelling arrangements:
embassy (n.)
1570s, "position of an ambassador," from Middle French embassee "mission, charge, office of ambassador," Old French ambassee, from Italian ambasciata, from Old Provençal ambaisada "office of ambassador," from Gaulish *ambactos "dependant, vassal," literally "one going around," from PIE *amb(i)-ag-to, from roots *ambhi- "around" + *ag- "to drive, draw out or forth, move."
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Furthermore, the defacto concept of an embassy (not dealing with specifics of law here) is that it is the place of one's own country within another country.
Thus with the US Embassy opening in Jerusalem, the reality on the ground finally catches up with the name of the place:
JERUSALEM
35. And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, Lord, and let your enemies be scattered; and let them who hate you flee before you:
36. And when it rested, he said, Return, O Lord, to the many thousands of Israel:
One [light] if by land (adamah, 50), two [lights] if by sea (yam, 50):
׆ האור ׆
Two if by sea. It's a good place to point out that ים (sea) also spells out an abbreviation for Jerusalem (י־ם).
Nice touch, then that Arnona = 156 x 2: Joseph x 2, Tzion x 2, Tent of Meeting x 2. Joseph always had a good view on things.
wiki: The most common explanation for the neighborhoods name is its view of the biblical River Arnon...
"Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing you to it."
http://www.chabad.org/parshah/article_cdo/aid/680267/jewish/The-Concealed-Miracle-in-Arnon.htm