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| − | The term '''Hexateuch''' means "six scrolls". | + | {{Bible}} |
| + | The term '''Hexateuch''' means "six scrolls". The term refers to the first six books of the [[Hebrew]] [[Torah]] and the [[Christian]] [[Bible]], namely [[Genesis]], [[Exodus]], [[Leviticus]], [[Numbers]], [[Deuteronomy]] and [[Joshua (Biblical book)|Joshua]]. <ref>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07318a.htm The Catholic Encyclopaedia entry for Hexateuch]</ref> | ||
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| + | The Hexateuch covers the early Biblical history, from the [[Creation]], to the conquest of the of the Promised Land. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Pentateuch]] | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{Reflist}} | ||
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[[category:Old Testament]] | [[category:Old Testament]] | ||
[[Category:Judaism]] | [[Category:Judaism]] | ||
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The term Hexateuch means "six scrolls". The term refers to the first six books of the Hebrew Torah and the Christian Bible, namely Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy and Joshua. [1]
The Hexateuch covers the early Biblical history, from the Creation, to the conquest of the of the Promised Land.