"בַסְכֹּת תֵּשְׁבוּ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים "You shall dwell in Succosh seven days; every citizen in Israel shall dwell in Succos" (Leviticus 23:42). It is known from righteous tzaddikim that the heilige seven Ushpizin (exalted guests) descend into the Succah. One can suggest an allusion from the Torah for this: the numerical value (Gematria) of the words "בַסְכֹת תֵּשְׁבוּ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים Basuccos teshvu shiv'at yamim "You shall dwell in Succos seven days") equals 2062. This is the exact same numerical value as the names of the seven Ushpizin combined with the word "סוכה": אברהם סוכה: 339, יצחק סוכה: 299, יעקוב סוכה: 279, משה סוכה: 436, אהרן סוכה: 347, דויד סוכה: 247, יוסף סוכה: 115 (Zohar Chai, Komarna) = 2062.
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