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Pentateuch
[ pen-tuh-took, -tyook ]
noun
- Usually the Pentateuch. the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Compare Torah ( def 1 ).
Pentateuch
/ ˈpɛntəˌtjuːk /
noun
- the first five books of the Old Testament regarded as a unity
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Derived Forms
- ˌPentaˈteuchal, adjective
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Other Words From
- Pen·ta·teuch·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Pentateuch1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Pentateuch1
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Example Sentences
These five books are called the Pentateuch, and were written by Moses.
The destructive critics do not agree among themselves as to the origin of the Pentateuch.
We turn now to the assumption that Moses was not the author, under God, of the Pentateuch.
There is, however, agreement on one point, that Moses did not write the Pentateuch.
But the question is still raised as to the Mosiac authorship of the Pentateuch.
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