Well, to the people to whom the Hebrew Bible belongs, there's a reason Genesis (Bereshit) starts with the second letter of the aleph-bet ("Bet") and not the fir

Well, to the people to whom the Hebrew Bible belongs, there's a reason Genesis (Bereshit) starts with the second letter of the aleph-bet ("Bet") and not the first ("Aleph") Explained here: https://www.sefaria.org/Midrash_Tanchuma%2C_Bereshit.1.1?lang=he https://www.sefaria.org/Midrash_Tanchuma%2C_Bereshit.1.1?lan... And a summary of the explanation here: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/midrash-tanchuma-bereshit-why-it-matters-which-letter-the-torah-starts-with/ https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/midrash-tanchuma-bereshit-wh... Translating into English, it would have been more interesting to do it with "B"