I did not use the sophit letter values, so only the 22 letters. The number value of the first verse is then 406, which is also the triangular number of 28. At the same time 28 is the second perfect number and also the number of letters of Gen.1:1. Possibly this alphabet is a control system. What it makes even more peculiar, is that the sum of word 6 and 7, and* / the earth, 267+40=307 is. With the normal gematria is that for those two words: (90+200+1+5)+(400+1+6)=296+407=703. This is a reversed string of the same digits for word 6 and 7: 307-703. Moreover 307 is the 64th prime, while 703 is the 37th triangular number. Both numbers, 64 and 37, are factors of 2368, Jesus Christ, the perfect man. The 307th prime happens to be 2017, an anagram of 2701, the number value of Gen.1:1 with the 'normal' gematria. 2017 appears to be the largest prime that can be formed with the word values of  Gen.1:1 with the 'normal' gematria. This is the sum of the words 1, 4, 6 en 7: In the beginning/*(untranslatable)/and*/the earth: 913+401+407+296=2017. The number value of the phrase: 'In the beginning created God the heaven', is with the normal gematria 1998 and with gematria '496' is this: 37+9+30+5+18=99. We see here that the 1 and the 8 of 1998 are disappeared. The 'marriage' between those two numbers is 18. This is exact the sum of the word places of the words that add up to the largest prime that can be formed with the words of Gen.1:1: words 1+4+6+7=18. Primes express the truth. This largest prime in Gen.1:1 means the highest truth that can be found in the opening verse of the bible. Because with Creation duality or contrary parts become created, we look for the 2017th composite. This happens to be 2368, the number value of Jesus Christ. H e is the highest truth in Creation. But let's not jump into conclusions to quickly, for I have never seen before the use of this gematria system. On the other hand, in nature God made many species. There are many ways to live in this world. So don't expect only a simple gematria system. Also in nature we still discover new species.

• I could find in the Tenach (O.T.) only two verses with the number value 496. The first is Joshua 7:24. Here is gematria Katan used, that is to say with all the 27 letters of the starting point of the alphabet.

This verse has 124 letters, which is the 8th divider of 496. In the verse we find 36 words. Because 36 is the triangular number of 8, divider 8 becomes hidden in this way. The idea to approach 36 as the triangle of 8 becomes stronger because Joshua 7:24 is the 5995th verse of the bible and 5995 is also a triangular number (T109=5995. By the way, the sum of the 5th, 6th and the 7th divider of 496 is exact: 16+31+62=109)) In chapter 11 I already have shown the connection between 8 and 36. Possibly that the chapter/ verse number 7:24 plays a roll too. Namely the triangle of 7 has 28 units and those units can become connected with each other by 36 triangles. The number 24 can also be formulated as 3x8 and the 3angle of 8 is 36. See for this the image in chapter 11. Also the chet, , the 8, occurs three times in the verse.  When we return to word 496, the 37th Elohim, and count the letter places of this word from the beginning of the bible, the sum is: 1917+1918+1919+1920+1921=9595. This number is a digit anagram of 5995 and the 37th Elohim is in this way connected with Joshua 7:24. The number of verses between Gen.2:5 (verse 36) and Joshua 7:24 (verse 5995) is 5995-36=5959. Together these two verses have 23+36=59 words. Although it is not clear to me why the 5 and the 9 play a roll here, I think that the structure in the text is striking. Possibly the composite number plays a roll. 496 is the 401st composite. The remainder after subtraction is 496-401=95.

After searching some time I found a second verse with the number value 496. This is Judges 6:13. Also here is gematria Katan applied but without the sophit letter values that is to say with the 22 letters of the starting point of the Hebrew alphabet. By my knowledge this gematria form is not applied very often. This verse has also 124 letters. The 30 words are not corresponding with one of the dividers of 496, but it is the sum of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th divider:  2+4+8+16=30. De 6th divider is 31, possibly this divider is applied in the chapter/verse number and is the 31 used mirrored as 13. The verse number is 6660.

• Because the 31st triangular number is 496 and word 496 the 37th Elohim is, the 31 and the 37 become connected. The multiplication of these two numbers is 31x37=1147. Possibly this points to Gen.1:1. Namely the +/- of the CV's of the seven words of Gen.1:1 is 1147=31x37:

913+203-86+401-395+407-296=1147=31x37

The number 1147 can be expressed as an image of 31 Stars of David with 37 units:

      31x37

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