ALPHA  and OMEGA (A and il), the first and last letters of the

Greek alphabet, corresponding to the Aleph and Taw of the Hebrew . They are used as a designation of Himself by the speaker in Rev. i . 8; xxi . 6; xxii . 13 . The first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet are used in Rabbinic writings in a similar way . We find also " the seal of God is Emeth," Emeth (truth) being composed of the first, middle and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet . God is thus represented as the beginning, middle and end of all things (see the Jewish Encyclopaedia, s.v.) .