be,” or “I AM that I AM,” a Semitic idiom meaning, “I will be all that is necessary as the occasion will arise,” a familiar Old Testament idea. God is the creator of time and unaffected by time. Hebrew letters have a numerical value, unlike English letters. It is interesting to note that the four letters YHVH have a total numerical value in the Hebrew alphabet of 26. Jewish rabbis consider this significant because from Adam to Noah was ten generations; from Noah to Abraham was ten generations; and