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Nov 30, 2023, 10:37 PM

‘Not shall you murder’

Through gematria we see that Exodus 20:13 is an absolute law. This commandment was received by Moses from God himself, and it is just two words: לא תרצח "Not shall you murder" By the conventions of biblical gematria, the word לא (not) means...

Nov 28, 2023, 7:07 PM

Settler Gematria

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Years ago I watched a TV program which interviewed an Israeli settler, and he carefully explained why he believed living on the land was his duty to God. He explained that he'd moved to his kibbutz because of gematria...

Sep 3, 2023, 7:38 PM

Night and Day of Genesis 1-2 – an old arrangement?

The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise, by Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia (1445): Public Domain.

In the Talmud there is a discussion among Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Joshua, and Rabbi Akiva, regarding when the Adam was created. One said the first day, another the second day, and Rabbi Akiva said the Adam was created on...

Sep 2, 2023, 1:25 AM

#13 The Letters of the Lord: the letter Kaph

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Shabbat Shalom! In this special series of blog articles at the Times of Israel we’re analyzing the gematria of Bereishit (Genesis) 1-2. I’ve published all the calculations for the first two chapters on Shematria (click here). The second chapter...

Aug 21, 2023, 6:52 AM

#12 The Letters of the Lord: the letter Yod

"Shabbat", by Alexander Roitburd (2014). Shared under Fair Use license from WikiArt.

In this special series of blog articles at the Times of Israel we’re analyzing the gematria of Bereishit (Genesis) 1-2. I’ve published all the calculations for the first two chapters on Shematria (click here). The second chapter is currently...

Aug 14, 2023, 12:45 PM

#11 The Letters of the Lord: the letter Teth

Six Braided Jewish Challah with sesame. Author: Aviv Hod. Used under wiki creative commons license.

In this special series of blog articles at the Times of Israel we’re analyzing the gematria of Bereishit (Genesis) 1-2. I’ve published all the calculations for the first two chapters on Shematria (click here). The second chapter is currently...

Aug 13, 2023, 12:37 PM

#10 The Letters of the Lord: the letter Cheth.

Wick of a Candle. Author: Henry Mühlpfordt. Shared under wiki creative commons license.

In this special series of blog articles at the Times of Israel we’re analyzing the gematria of Bereshith (Genesis) 1-2. I’ve published all the calculations for the first two chapters on Shematria (click here), but in these articles we’re...

Aug 12, 2023, 2:22 PM

#9 The Letters of the Lord: the letter Zayin.

A Roman or Byzantine medallion with a menorah on it, dated somewhere between the third and sixth centuries CE. On display at the Jewish Museum London (JM 2). Author: Ethan Doyle White. Shared under wiki Creative Commons license.

In this special series of blog articles at the Times of Israel we’re analyzing the gematria of Bereshith (Genesis) 1-2. I’ve published all the calculations for the first two chapters on Shematria (click here), but in these articles we’re...

Jul 15, 2023, 9:09 AM

#8 The Letters of the Lord: the letter Vav

Stylized hieroglyphic Vavs. Artwork by Bethsheba Ashe. 2023.

In this special series of blog articles at the Times of Israel we’re analyzing the gematria of Bereshith (Genesis) 1-2. I’ve published all the calculations for the first two chapters on Shematria (click here), but in these articles we’re...

Jul 10, 2023, 8:00 AM

#7 The Letters of the Lord: the letter Heh.

The Egyptian 'Heh', from the Edfu Temple in Egypt. Taken by Cynthia J. Huffman, and provided under CC 4.0 licence. See https://www.maa.org/book/export/html/3432783

In this special series of blog articles at the Times of Israel we’re analyzing the gematria of Bereshith (Genesis) 1-2. I’ve published all the calculations for the first two chapters on Shematria (click here), but in these articles we’re...

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Bethsheba Ashe is a fifty two year old tea-drinking cryptographer who broke the gematria ciphers to the Bible and the Book of the Law. She is the CEO of Lightwood Studio, creator of the popular ‘Shematria’ online calculator, and inventor of the Galay writing script. Currently she lives in Pennsylvania and is creating an open-world VR Island adventure game with her boyfriend, two cats and a cockatoo, but she says she owes all her success to Tetley.

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