pentateuch
n.
Torah, first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy)
Torah
The Torah is the most important document in Judaism, revered as the inspired word of
God, traditionally said to have been revealed to
Moses. The word Torah means "
teaching," "
instruction," "
scribe", or "
law" in
Hebrew. It is also known as the Five Books of Moses, the Law of Moses (Torat Moshe ) or Sefer Torah (which refers to the
scroll cases in which the books were kept), in Greek called Pentateuch (Πεντετεύχως "five rolls or cases").
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Pentateuch (der)
n.
pentateuch, Torah, first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy)
Pentateuch (de)
n.
Pentateuch, first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy)
Pentateuch
(n.)
The first five books of the Old Testament, collectively; -- called also the Law of Moses, Book of the Law of Moses, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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