Fourth book of the Pentateuch

  • 1Book of the Law of the Lord — Infobox Book name = The Book of the Law of the Lord title orig = translator = James Strang image caption = author = Unknown illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = series = genre = Latter Day Saint publisher = release date …

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  • 2Pentateuch — • The name of the first five books of the Old Testament. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pentateuch     Pentatuch     † …

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  • 3Book of Numbers — Hebrew Bible Tanakh …

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  • 4NUMBERS, BOOK OF —    the fourth book of the Pentateuch, and so called from the two numberings of the people, one at the beginning and the other at the close of the period it embraces; it embraces a period of 38 years, and continues the narrative from the departure …

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  • 5Book of Numbers — noun the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt • Syn: ↑Numbers • Instance Hypernyms: ↑book • Part Holonyms: ↑Torah, ↑Pentateuch, ↑Laws, ↑ …

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  • 6PENTATEUCH, SAMARITAN — PENTATEUCH, SAMARITAN, Hebrew text of the Pentateuch used by the samaritans . The first copy of the Samaritan Pentateuch to reach the hands of Western Bible scholars was that obtained in Damascus by Pietro della Valle in 1616. Subsequent… …

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  • 7NUMBERS, BOOK OF — (Heb. בְּמִדְבַּר; in the wilderness ), the fourth book of the Pentateuch. Like the other books of the Pentateuch, its name in Hebrew is taken from the first significant word in the book (the fifth word in chapter 1), which also reflects its… …

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  • 8Book of Tobias —     Tobias     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Tobias     We shall first enumerate the various Biblical persons and then treat the book of this name.     I. PERSONS     A. Tobias (II Par., xvii, 8). Heb. tobyyahu Yahweh is good ; Sept. Tobias, one …

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  • 9The Gallican Rite —     The Gallican Rite     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Gallican Rite     This subject will be treated under the following six heads:     I. History and Origin; II. MSS. and Other Sources; III. The Liturgical Year; IV. The Divine Office; V. The… …

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  • 10The Blessed Virgin Mary —     The Blessed Virgin Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Virgin Mary     The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God.     In general, the theology and history of Mary the Mother of God follow the… …

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