Fourth book of the Pentateuch

  • 51KINGS, BOOK OF — KINGS, BOOK OF, biblical book divided into two roughly equal parts, beginning with an account of the end of david s reign, Solomon s succession and reign, and the disruption of the kingdom at his death, and continuing with the parallel histories… …

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  • 52Captivities of the Israelites — • Includes the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Roman captivities Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Captivities of the Israelites     Captivities of the Israelites   …

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  • 53Slavic translations of the Bible — This article deals with the history of translations of the Bible into Slavic languages, which begins with the second half of the 9th century.Old Church Slavonic and Church SlavonicThe oldest translation, commonly called the Old Church Slavonic,… …

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  • 54Development of the Jewish Bible canon — This article is about the selection of the books which make up the Tanakh. For the fixing of the text itself, see Masoretic Text. Part of a series on …

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  • 55Numbers — [num′bərz] n. [transl. of Gr Arithmoi (see ARITHMETIC): from containing the census of the Hebrews after the Exodus] the fourth book of the Pentateuch in the Bible, containing the census of the Hebrews after the Exodus: abbrev. Nb, Num, Nu, or Nm …

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  • 56Numbers — Num bers, prop. n. pl. of {Number}. The fourth book of the Pentateuch, containing the census of the Hebrews. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 57numbers — n. pl. 1. Verse, poetry, song. 2. Fourth book of the Pentateuch; census of the Hebrews …

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  • 58BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …

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  • 59biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 60Creation according to Genesis — refers to the Hebrew narrative of the creation of the heavens and the earth as told in chapters 1 and 2 of Genesis, the first book of the Pentateuch. The text The modern division of the Bible into chapters dates from c.1200 AD, and the division… …

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