Bethsheba Ashe, at The Blogs

Jun 4, 2021, 8:01 AM

Hello. I'm an author/researcher that writes about Gematria, the Merkabah and the birth of the Alphabet. My books are 'Chariot', 'The Genesis Wheel' and my latest work: 'Behold! : The Art and Practice of Gematria.' There are some wild ideas...

Apr 13, 2021, 7:00 PM

The problem with so-called ‘old-school’ bible studies.

If you take a degree in Biblical Studies today (especially in the USA, and especially in their Christian colleges) then you’re liable to emerge from your matriculation with a very strange picture of ancient Israel. You’ll be asked to...

Feb 2, 2021, 11:32 PM

I am that I am ~ Light and Darkness (Exodus 3:14)

Welcome back to my blog about Gematria, the Merkabah and the Birth of the Alephbet. Today we're going to decode Exodus 3:14, which is famous for the statement God makes to Moses. Rather than tell Moses his name he...

Jan 9, 2021, 7:55 PM

Using gematria to solve textural corruptions

Welcome back to my blog on gematria, the merkabah and the birth of the alephbet. Today I'm going to talk about corruptions in the text of the Tanakh and how gematria can settle disputes by finding the correct version. I...

Dec 29, 2020, 7:30 AM

What is a pseudo-cipher?

Welcome back to my blog on gematria, the merkabah and the birth of the alephbet. Today I’m going to explain to you what a pseudo-cipher is. I'll be mentioning cover-ciphers too so if you don't know what those are,...

Dec 24, 2020, 8:04 PM

What is a cover-cipher?

Welcome back to my blog on gematria, the merkabah and the birth of the alephbet. Today I'm going to explain to you what a cover-cipher is, and what it has to do with biblical Hebrew gematria. If you're new to...

Dec 15, 2020, 8:17 AM

The gematria of the Shemhamphorash

Welcome back to my blog on gematria, the merkabah and the birth of the alephbet. Today I'm going to discuss the gematria of the Shemhamphorash, which has the largest significant gematria number I've ever discovered. The Shemhamphorash is pretty famous. It...

Dec 11, 2020, 9:55 PM

Happy Hanukkah : The Gematria of Hanukkah

Welcome back to my blog on gematria, the Merkabah and the birth of the Alephbet. Have you ever wondered about the Hanukkah acronym? ח נרות והלכה כבית הלל "Eight candles, and the halakha is like the House of Hillel" Hillel is 65. So...

Dec 10, 2020, 2:33 AM

The Trees of Life

It's a question that newbies often cannot get a straight answer to: Which Tree of Life is the oldest? There are several main versions of the Tree of Life that belong to different schools. Each one has different letter attributions and...

Nov 27, 2020, 7:09 AM

A few common Torah Mnemonics.

Welcome back to my blog about Gematria, the Merkabah and the Birth of the Alephbet. Today I'm going to list some common mnemonics that you should look out for when you're practicing the art of gematria with the Torah...

About Me

Bethsheba Ashe is the creator of the popular online Shematria Gematria Calculator, and the current Grand Master of the Sanctum Regnum. She has spent the last seven years in research culminating in the publication of her most recent book "Behold! The Art and Practice of Gematria" which is available at Amazon, Lulu and other outlets.

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