Torah
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The Torah is the central sacred text of Judaism, consisting of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible that contain Jewish law, history, and teachings. It is traditionally hand-written on scrolls and is considered the most important religious document in Jewish faith and practice.
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- Meaning and names
- {{Anchor|Pentateuch}}Alternative names
- Contents
- Genesis
- Exodus
- Leviticus
- Numbers
- Deuteronomy
- Composition
- Date of compilation
- Adoption of Torah law
- Significance in Judaism
- Traditional views on authorship
- Ritual use
- Biblical law
- The Oral Torah
- Divine significance of letters, Jewish mysticism
- Production and use of a Torah scroll
- Torah translations
- Aramaic
- Greek
- Latin
- Arabic
- Modern languages
- Jewish translations
- Christian translations
- In other religions
- Samaritanism
- Christianity
- Islam
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|An opened Torah scroll (Book of Genesis part).
The Torah (; , lit. "instruction", "teaching", or "law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. The Torah is also known as the Pentateuch () or the Five Books of Moses. In Rabbinical Jewish tradition it is also known as the Written Torah (, ). If meant for liturgic purposes, it takes the form of a Torah scroll ( Sefer Torah). If in bound book form, it is called Chumash, and is usually printed with the rabbinic commentaries ().