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Question by  Mike1346 (35)

What is the Jewish name for the first five books?

I need the Jewish name for the first five books.

 
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Answer by  jschunk (43)

The Jewish Bible refers to Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, as being the Torah. The word Torah refers to the books of the law.

 
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Answer by  wallaby78 (2293)

The Jewish name for the first five books of the Bible (what we call the Olt Testament) is the Pentateuch.

 
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Answer by  tamarawilhite (17883)

The Jewish name for the first five books of the Bible, also called the Five Books of Moses, is "Torah". "Torah" can also refer to all commentary on those religious texts.

 
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