Five Books of Moses
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The Five Books of Moses are the foundational texts of the Hebrew Bible, traditionally attributed to Moses and comprising Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
Aliases (2)
- Pentateuch ×10
- Samaritan Torah ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pentateuch
→
Torah → biblical canon division → religious text collection → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Humash
→
Five Books of Moses →
surface form: "Pentateuch"
Torah → |
| canonicalStatus | most sacred section of the Hebrew Bible in Judaism → |
| centralDoctrine | covenant between God and Israel → |
| containsTheme |
covenant law code
→
creation → exodus from Egypt → law and commandments → promised land → revelation at Sinai → wilderness wanderings → |
| dividedInto | parashot → |
| genre |
law code
→
narrative → religious history → |
| hasPart |
Book of Deuteronomy
→
Book of Exodus → Book of Genesis → Book of Leviticus → Book of Numbers → |
| influenced |
Christian theology
→
Halakha →
surface form: "Jewish law"
Western legal traditions → |
| keyFigure |
Aaron
→
Abraham → Isaac → Jacob → Joshua → Moses → |
| numberOfParts | 5 → |
| originalLanguage |
Hebrew
→
surface form: "Biblical Hebrew"
|
| partOf |
Tanakh
→
surface form: "Hebrew Bible"
Bible →
surface form: "Old Testament"
|
| religion |
Christianity
→
Judaism → Samaritanism → |
| sacredTextOf |
Christianity
→
Judaism → Samaritanism → |
| scripturalStatusInJudaism |
Torah
→
surface form: "Torah shebikhtav (Written Torah)"
|
| timePeriodDescribed | from creation to the death of Moses → |
| traditionalAuthor | Moses → |
| usedInLiturgy |
church lectionary readings
→
synagogue Torah reading → |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Pentateuch"
this entity surface form: "Pentateuch"
this entity surface form: "Samaritan Torah"
this entity surface form: "Pentateuch"
this entity surface form: "Pentateuch"
this entity surface form: "Pentateuch"
this entity surface form: "Pentateuch"
this entity surface form: "Pentateuch"
this entity surface form: "Pentateuch"
this entity surface form: "Pentateuch"