Aleph would proceed before Beth; Aleph is not a pronounced 'letter' thus signifying the greater unknown G*d: ain soph - NO THING.
***When deciding to create the Universe, G-d first studied the [pre-existing!] Torah carefully, and selected the precise 44 syllables to utter [in the correct sequence, tone, & emphasis, of course] to light up the infinite void***
The Light shone in darkness and the darkness comprehended it not.