In several places in the Torah, there is what seems to be duplication, and in some cases triplication, of several passages and sometimes whole stories. During the narrative of the exodus of the Israelites, water is produced from a rock on two occasions, the ten commandments are given twice, there are two censuses, and an extensive law code is given twice involving two similar lists of forbidden ...

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In several places in the torah, there is what seems to be duplication, and in some cases triplication, of several passages, and sometimes whole stories. During the narrative of the exodus of the Israelites, water is produced from a rock on two occasions, the ten commandments are given twice, there are two censuses, and an extensive law-code is given twice, involving two similar lists of forbidden sexual relations, or three times if the Covenant Code is counted. In Genesis, Abraham goes to the home of a significant foreigner, claims hi ...

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Internal consistency and the Bible, Internal consistency and the Bible - Within the Torah, Internal consistency and the Bible - Within the Deuteronomic History, Internal consistency and the Bible - Chronicles and the Deuteronomic History, Internal consistency and the Bible - Amongst the Gospels, Internal consistency and the Bible - The Pauline Epistles, Internal consistency and the Bible - Between the New Testament and the Old

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The Bible (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Good Book, Word of God, The Word, or Scripture), from Greek (τα) βιβλια, (ta) biblia, "(the) books", is the classical name for the Hebrew Bible of Judaism or the combination of the Old Testament and New Testament of Christianity ("The Bible" actually refers to at least two different Bibles). It is thus applied to sacred scriptures. Many Christian English speakers refer to the Christian Bible as "the good book" (Gospel means " ...

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Bible - The Old Testament Bible - The New Testament
Bible - The canonization of Scripture Bible - Bible versions and translations Bible - The Introduction of chapters and verses

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Torah (תורה) is a Hebrew word meaning "teaching," "instruction," or "law." It is the central and most important document of Judaism revered by Jews through the ages. Torah primarily refers to the first section of the Tanakh–the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, but the term is sometimes also used in the general sense to also include both of Judaism's written law and oral law, encompassing the entire spectrum of authoritative Jewish religious teachings throughout history, including the ...

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According to Rabbinic Jewish tradition, Ezra collected and arranged the canon of the Hebrew Bible. Information on his activities in this regard are found in the Talmud and in the midrash literature. In the view of many modern scholars, these sources provide one set of evidence in favor of the documentary hypothesis. In this view, some midrash compilations retain evidence of the redactional period during which Ezra redacted and canonized the text of the Torah as we know it today. This idea is discussed by Rabbi David Weiss Halivni in h ...

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Ezra, Ezra - Relation to the Book of Ruth, Ezra - Place in editing the Torah and Bible, Ezra - Ezra in the Quran

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Some religions believe that the Bible was inspired or received in singular events. Many historians who have analysed the Hebrew Bible and New Testament believe they were written over a long period of time. In addition, various religions assign varying degrees of inerrancy to these Scriptures. Because of this, inconsistencies alleged to be found within the Bible take on an importance in ecumenical and apologetic discussions. Those believing in Scriptural inerrancy sometimes refer to these issues as "difficulties"; some believe th ...

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Leviticus is the third book of the Hebrew Bible, also the third book in the Torah (five books of Moses). Christians refer to the Hebrew Bible as the Old Testament. The English name is derived from the Latin Liber Leviticus which is from the Greek (το) Λευιτικόν (i.e., βιβλίον). In Jewish writings it is customary to cite the book by its first word, Vayikra ויקרא, "and he called". The main points of the book are concerned with legal rules, and priestly ritual. Despite the English title of the work, i ...

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Leviticus - Summary Leviticus - Religious interpretation
Leviticus - Jewish views Leviticus - Christian views
Leviticus - Academic context

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Ezra (עֶזְרָא, Standard Hebrew ʿEzra, Tiberian Hebrew ʿEzrâ: short for עַזְרִיאֵל "My help/court is God", Standard Hebrew ʿAzriʾel, Tiberian Hebrew ʿAzrîʾēl) was the "scribe" who led the second body of exiled Israelites that returned from Babylon to Jerusalem in 459 BCE, and is probably the author of the Book of Ezra and th ...

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Tanakh [תנ״ך] (also Tanach or Tenach) is an acronym that identifies the Hebrew Bible. The acronym is based on the initial Hebrew letters of each of the text's three parts: Torah [תורה] meaning one or all of: "The Law"; "Teaching"; "Instruction". Also called the Chumash [חומש] meaning: "The five"; "The five books of Moses". It is the "Pentateuch". Nevi'im [נביאים] meaning: "Prophets" Ketuvim [כתובים ...

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Tanakh - Terminology Tanakh - The canon Tanakh - Books of the Tanakh Tanakh - Chapters and verse numbers book divisions Tanakh - Oral Torah Tanakh - Available texts

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Time of rejoicing with the end of judgment after Yom Kippur. Simchat Torah (Rejoicing of/with the Torah), Shalosh Regalim (Jewish pilgrimages) Sukkot (סוכות or סֻכּוֹת sukkōt, booths) or Succoth or Sukkos is a Biblical pilgrimage festival which occurs in autumn on the 15th day of the month of Tishri (mid- to late-October). The holiday is also known as the Feast of Booths, the Feast of Tabernacles, Tabernacles, or the Feast of Ingathering. In Judaism it i ...

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Sukkot - The sukkah Sukkot - Ushpizzin Sukkot - The Four Species Sukkot - Chol HaMo'ed Sukkot - Simchat Beit HaShoeivah Sukkot - Hoshanah Rabbah
Sukkot - Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah Sukkot - The holiday in the Bible Sukkot - Sukkot as a place name Sukkot - Reference

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Genesis (Greek: Γένεσις, having the meanings of "birth", "creation", "cause", "beginning", "source" and "origin"), also called The First Book of Moses, is the first book of Torah (five books of Moses), and is the first book of the Tanakh, part of the Hebrew Bible; it is also the first book of the Christian Old Testament. In Hebrew, it is called בראשית (Bereshit or Bərêšîth, Hebrew word #7225 in Strong's), after the first word of the text in Hebrew (meaning "in the beginning of"). This is in ...

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Genesis - Introduction Genesis - Authorship Genesis - Historical placement of its content Genesis - Christian views Genesis - Main themes Genesis - Summary
Genesis - Creation Genesis - Adam and Eve Genesis - Noah and the great flood Genesis - Abram and Sarai Genesis - Abram and Melchizedek Genesis - Hagar and Ishmael Genesis - Sodom and Gomorrah Genesis - The birth of Isaac Genesis - The near sacrifice of Isaac Genesis - Esau and Jacob Genesis - Jacob wrestles with God Genesis - Joseph the dreamer

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Bible codes, also known as Torah codes, are words, phrases and clusters of words and phrases that some people believe are meaningful and exist intentionally in coded form in the text of the Bible. These codes were made famous by the book The Bible Code, which claims that these codes can predict the future. All of these claims are strongly denied by skeptics and many religious groups. Bible code - Overview. The primary method by which purportedly meaningful messages are extracted is the Equi ...

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Roughly one third of the Bible is widely regarded to contain passages which claim to foretell events and mandate conditions on future activities, focused primarily on the people and nations of the Middle East, and on the Messiah. This foretelling, or prophecy, is widely distributed within the King James Version for example, including the Torah and New Testament. Bible prophecy can be categorized into either declarations of actions God ...

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Sura Yusuf (Arabic: سورة يوسف ) (Joseph) is the 12th sura of the Qur'an. It has 111 ayat. It is a Makkan sura. This sura tells the story of the same Joseph known to Christians and Jews from the Bible or Torah and sticks to a similar version of the storyline. ...

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In the Tanakh, nearly all incidental Biblical references to incest occur in the Torah, especially in Genesis (Bereishit), prior to the establishment of Jewish law as described in Leviticus. A few books contain narratives describing the circumstances of particular instances of sexual intercourse among family members, which may be construed as incest and/or endogamy. Jewish law does not explicitly forbid cousins from marrying, but it does prohibit sexual relations with in-laws, aunts but not uncles (Lev 18: 6 ...

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Biblical references to incest - Torah
Biblical references to incest - Genesis Biblical references to incest - Exodus Biblical references to incest - Numbers
Biblical references to incest - Nevi'im
Biblical references to incest - 2 Samuel
Biblical references to incest - Notes

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Yibbum (pronounced "yee-boom") or Levirate marriage, in Judaism, is commonly translated as "levirate" marriage, one of the most complex types of marital unions mandated by Torah law, and which is not presently practiced in its full application. From the Torah, Judaism teaches that a "Yabham in Hebrew, [is] a specific term denoting a childless man's brother, who has an obligation to marry his dead brother's wife" [1]. The most famous case of a Levirate type marriage in the Hebrew Bible is the unusual union of the Hebrew patriarch Judah and his daughter in law Tamar as re ...

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The story of Cain and Abel, mentioned in the Torah and the Bible at Genesis 4, and Qu'ran at 5:27-32, tells of the somewhat unexplained murder of Abel by his brother, Cain. In the Torah, this even constitutes the first recorded murder, Cain and Abel being sons of Adam and Eve. Cain and Abel - Names. Cain and Abel are english renderings of the Hebrew names קַיִן / קָיִן and הֶבֶל / הָבֶל, respectively, from the bible. In the modern Standard Hebrew transliterati ...

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Cain and Abel - Summary Cain and Abel - Motives Cain and Abel - Abel's death Cain and Abel - Burial Cain and Abel - In the underworld Cain and Abel - Mark of Cain Cain and Abel - Wanderer
Cain and Abel - Origin Cain and Abel - Cain and Abel in popular culture

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Bahya ben Asher or Bahya ben Asher ben Halawa also known as the Rabbeinu Behaye, born about the middle of the thirteenth century at Saragossa, died 1340 was a 13th century rabbi and scholar of Judaism. He was a commentator on the Hebrew Bible and is noted for introducing Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism) into study of the Torah. He is considered by Jewish scholars to be one of the most distinguished of the Biblical exegetes of Spain. He was a ...

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Ammon or Ammonites (עַמּוֹן "People", Standard Hebrew ʻAmmon, Tiberian Hebrew ʻAmmôn), also referred to in the Bible as the "children of Ammon," were a people living east of the Jordan river, who along with the Moabites traced their origin to Lot, the nephew of the patriarch Abraham, and who were regarded as close relatives of the Israelites and Edomites. Ammon - Territory. The borders of the Ammonite territory are not clearly defined in the Bible. In Judges xi. 13, the ...

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Ammon - Descent Ammon - Role in the Israelite Exodus Ammon - In the time of the Judges
Ammon - During the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah Ammon - Subsequent History Ammon - Language Ammon - Religion Ammon - Economy Ammon - In Jewish law Ammon - Resources

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