THE SERPENT AND THE MESSIAH
In the Hebrew language, letters also represent numbers. This means that each letter has a numerical value. Numbers are also expressed in letters. Thus, the letter A (Aleph) stands for 1, B (Beth) for 2, C (Gimel) for 3, D (Daleth) for 4, and so on. In modern Israel, however, the Hebrew letter-numbers have been replaced by Arabic numerals. In...

