Pentateuch
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Etymology
Origin of Pentateuch
First recorded in 1375–1425; from Late Latin Pentateuchus, from Late Greek pentáteuchos, from Greek penta- penta- + teûchos “tool, vessel” (in Late Greek: “scroll case book”)
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The Hebrew Bible contains 24 separate books organized into three parts — the Pentateuch, the Prophets, and the Writings.
From Reuters ● May 17, 2023
The Hebrew Bible comprises 24 books divided into three parts: the Pentateuch, the Prophets, and the Writings.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2023
No mention is made in the first five books of Moses, the Pentateuch, about when this occurs in natural procreation.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Leviticus 25:9–36, from the first five books of the Old Testament — the Torah in Judaism, Pentateuch in Christianity and Tawrat in Islam — offers perhaps the world's earliest written social justice and welfare document.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2022
The Pentateuch is a compilation by several authors, and hence its patchwork character.
From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Richard B. Westbrook
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