Pentateuch
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- noun
- /ˈpɛntəˌtjuːk/
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- And the myth that Moses actually wrote the Pentateuch has been known to be an example of midrash for far, far longer.
Examples
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The first five books of the Bible are known as the Pentateuch.
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Later in the narratives in in the Pentateuch, you find Canaanites still about.
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The Pentateuch remained normative during the period of the conquest of Canaan.
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We were doing the Pentateuch, and Joseph's interview with his brothers in the Pharaoh's palace, and someone had lost track of who Joseph was.
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Under the Maccabees, from 332 to 166 B.C., the Pentateuch once again served as the basis for law and order.
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At Sabbath morning services, the central event is the weekly reading from the Pentateuch and the haftarah, a section from one of the Prophets.
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In one of the most famous and poignant phrases of the Pentateuch, Moses is enduring another of the seemingly endless provocations by the people, who are now complaining about the manna of which they are sick and tired.
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In Jewish tradition, the Pentateuch (Torah, in Hebrew) is divided into 54 portions for weekly readings in the synagogue.
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At Sabbath morning services, the central event is the weekly reading from the Pentateuch and the haftarah, a section from one of the Prophets.
Synonyms
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The first five books of Jewish religious writings that form the basis of Jewish law
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pentateuch comes from Greek parts penta meaning 'five' and teuchos meaning 'scroll' or 'book', and you can remember penta from pentagon. So Pentateuch literally means 'five books', which is why it names the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.