A Tree of Life (part 2)
Part 2 of another sheet about the Tree of Life
Part 1


There is an alternative method of enumerating the sefirot which involves listing the composite numbers instead of the primes and keeping 0 in Kether.
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By using this simplified approach, we can observe that the sum of all the numbers is 45, which is the numerical value of Adam אדם, the human being.
We have the option to create a new tree by combining both prime and composite numbers:
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When we superimpose the composite and prime numbers in the new tree, the total sum is 145. This number is the gematria of מַטְמוֹן "treasure, hidden treasure":
(כג) וַיֹּ֩אמֶר֩ שָׁל֨וֹם לָכֶ֜ם אַל־תִּירָ֗אוּ אֱלֹ֨הֵיכֶ֜ם וֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י אֲבִיכֶם֙ נָתַ֨ן לָכֶ֤ם מַטְמוֹן֙ בְּאַמְתְּחֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם כַּסְפְּכֶ֖ם בָּ֣א אֵלָ֑י וַיּוֹצֵ֥א אֲלֵהֶ֖ם אֶת־שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃
(23) He replied, “All is well with you; do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father’s [house], must have put treasure in your bags for you. I got your payment.” And he brought out Simeon to them.