The claim from which the whole letter-mysticism of Kabbalah follows: creation is made of the alphabet. Westcott's version is loose, and the chapter divisions of the Sefer Yetzirah vary between recensions; this follows the division Westcott prints.
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TextHe hath formed, weighed, transmuted, composed, and created with these twenty-two letters every living being, and every soul yet uncreated. 1 ReferenceSefer Yetzirah 2:2 (Westcott) 1 Reference Scheme Translation
TranslationSepher Yetzirah, the Book of Formation 1 Meaning
Themecreation, letter and number 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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