Pentateuch
noun
Pen·ta·teuch
ˈpen-tə-ˌtük 
-ˌtyük
: the first five books of Jewish and Christian Scriptures
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Pentateuch means simply "five books". In Greek, the Pentateuch (which Jews call the Torah) includes the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. These contain some of the oldest and most famous stories in the Bible, including those of Adam and Eve, Jacob and his brother Esau, and Moses, as well as some of the oldest codes of law known, including the Ten Commandments.
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After all, the Gospel is nothing if not a narrative, and the Hebrew Pentateuch is one good story after another.
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The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
The sacred scrolls, containing the Pentateuch in manuscript, were taken out and the passages referring to the Rosh Hashonoh were read from them.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2021
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The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
The sacred scrolls, containing the Pentateuch in manuscript, were taken out and the passages referring to the Rosh Hashonoh were read from them.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2021
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“Pentateuch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pentateuch. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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