Pentateuch
['pentətju:k]
Definition
(n.) The first five books of the Old Testament, collectively; -- called also the Law of Moses, Book of the Law of Moses, etc.
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Definition
n. a name used to denote the Jewish Thorah the first five books of the Old Testament.—adj. Pen′tateuchal.
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Examples
- With that, Genesis, the first book of the Pentateuch, ends. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The first five books, the _Pentateuch_, were early regarded with peculiar respect. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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