createElement <a href=variable1>variable2</a>

Use setAttribute like this:

        var createA = document.createElement('a');
        var createAText = document.createTextNode(theCounter);
        createA.setAttribute('href', "http://google.com");
        createA.appendChild(createAText);
        getTheTableTag.appendChild(createA);

A more interactive example:

const insertButton = document.getElementById('insertButton');

const appendAnchorTag = () => {
  const anchor = document.createElement('a');
  const list = document.getElementById('linksList');
  const li = document.createElement('li');
  anchor.href = 'http://google.com';
  anchor.innerText = 'Go to Google';
  li.appendChild(anchor);
  list.appendChild(li);
};

insertButton.onclick = appendAnchorTag;
<button id="insertButton">Create New Anchor Tag</button>

<ul id="linksList"></ul>


Thanks to mwilson

Here is another code sample

Change 

<body>  to  <body id="myBody">

Add to your body: 

<button onclick="outputFunction()" >click me</button>

Then add a script outside the body

<script type="text/javascript">

function outputFunction() {
    var myBodyId = document.getElementById("myBody");   
    var newBaitTag = document.createElement('a');
    var newBaitText = document.createTextNode("Bonus Click");
    newBaitTag.setAttribute('href', "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ");
    // we create new things above

    // we append them to the page body below
    newBaitTag.appendChild(newBaitText);
    myBodyId.appendChild(newBaitTag);    
}

</script>

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