There's a tradition of Jewish mysticism that says the Universe was created out of letters and numbers, by combining them and permuting them. E.g. https://en.wik

There's a tradition of Jewish mysticism that says the Universe was created out of letters and numbers, by combining them and permuting them. E.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sefer_Yetzirah https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sefer_Yetzirah. Gospel of John also starts with the Word, which by and through all things were made.