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The Jewish Tanakh (Bible) consists of: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, the Twelve Minor Prophets (Hosea, Joel, etc.), Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra & Nehemiah, and Chronicles (all only in the original Hebrew).
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∙ 6y agoThe Jewish Tanakh (Bible) consists of: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Samuel (1 and 2 combined), Kings (1 and 2 combined), Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, the Twelve Minor Prophets (Hosea, Joel, etc., combined), Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra & Nehemiah (combined), and Chronicles (1 and 2 combined).All of these are only in the original Hebrew.
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What are the names of the first five books of the Bible?
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
Why are the books in the Bible named weird?
The naming being weird is an issue of perspective. Many of the names of the Biblical books are derived from the names of the characters in the Bible, whose names were in Ancient Hebrew, or from the early Greek or Latin translations of the books' names.
Christian books as opposed to those of the Hebrew bible are called?
The Christian holy books that are not part of the Hebrew Bible are called the New Testament.
Is the Bible complementary to Torah or a stand on its own holy book?
Neither. The Hebrew Bible is a collection of 24 Holy books. The Torah is a part of the Hebrew Bible (it is the first 5 books of the Bible).
What is another way the Jewish people refer to the first five books of the Hebrew bibles?
The first five books of the Bible are called the Torah (teaching in Hebrew). Their original Hebrew names are, in this order:BereishitShmotVayikraBamidbarDevarim
What is the Hebrew name for the first five books of the Bible?
The Hebrew name for the first five books of the Bible is the Torah. It is also called the Chumash (חומש) which is a form of the Hebrew word 'five'.
What is the name of the Bible that is a translation from Hebrew to English?
All English copies of the Hebrew Scriptures are translated from Hebrew to English. These books are always called The Hebrew Bible (or the Tanakh, תנ״ך)Christians refer to these books as "The Old Testament"
What 3 languages were the books of the bible written?
The original Hebrew Bible that became the Old Testament was written in Hebrew and Aramaic. The Christian New Testament books of the Bible were written in Greek.
How many books are in the whole Bible?
There are a total of 73 books in the bible
Why is there not a bible written all in Hebrew?
The first five books of The Bible were translated from the original Hebrew- that's a start!
What is the Hebrew word for Leviticus?
There is no Hebrew word that means Leviticus. Hebrew names for books of the bible are quite different and unrelated to the English words. The Book of Leviticus in Hebrew is called vayikra (ויקרא), which comes from the first word of the book of Leviticus.
How have Bible books got their names?
The bible books get their name from the authors or to whom the books were written
