Torah

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The Torah is the central and most sacred text of Judaism, comprising the foundational five books that outline Jewish law, teachings, and early history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf central text of Judaism
holy scripture
religious text
sacred text
alsoKnownAs Five Books of Moses
Pentateuch
linked to: Torah
attributedAuthor Moses
centralTo Jewish education
Jewish ethics
Jewish law
Jewish liturgy
Jewish theology
contains 613 commandments (according to rabbinic tradition)
containsBook Deuteronomy
linked to: Book of Deuteronomy

Exodus
linked to: Book of Exodus

Genesis
linked to: Book of Genesis

Leviticus
linked to: Book of Leviticus

Numbers
dividedInto chapters
parashot
verses
hasConcept commandments
covenant
creation
exodus from Egypt
revelation at Sinai
influenced Christian Old Testament
linked to: Bible

Islamic tradition
language Biblical Hebrew
liturgicalCycle annual Torah reading cycle
liturgicalLanguage Hebrew
materialForm Torah scroll
linked to: Torah

printed book
numberOfBooks 5
partOf Tanakh
religion Judaism
respectedBy Christians
linked to: Christianity

Muslims
sacredTo Jews
script Hebrew alphabet
scriptureType law
narrative
teaching
usedIn Jewish ritual
Torah study
synagogue services
writtenOn parchment

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Jews hasReligiousText Torah
Bible contains Torah
Judaism hasSacredText Torah
Talmud basedOn Torah
Orthodox Judaism basedOn Torah
Shabbat commandedIn Torah
Kashrut basedOnText Torah
Am Yisrael associatedWith Torah
Hebrews mentionedIn Torah
Hebrews mentionedIn Pentateuch
linked to: Torah
Hebrews scripturalLawCode Mosaic Law
linked to: Torah
Septuagint hasPart Greek Pentateuch
linked to: Torah
Septuagint hasPart Greek Torah
linked to: Torah
Septuagint includesBook Leviticus
linked to: Torah
New American Bible hasPart Pentateuch
linked to: Torah
Prophets follows Torah
Neviim follows Torah
Kabbalah scripturalBasis Torah
mezuzah containsTextFrom Torah
Book of Exodus canonicalDivision Pentateuch
linked to: Torah
Halakha derivedFrom Torah
Halakha derivedFrom Written Torah
linked to: Torah
Ketuvim distinguishedFrom Torah
Book of Deuteronomy partOf Pentateuch
linked to: Torah
Hellenistic Jews followed Torah
Torah alsoKnownAs Pentateuch
linked to: Torah
Torah materialForm Torah scroll
linked to: Torah
Reconstructionist Judaism viewOnRevelation Torah is a human record of the Jewish people’s encounter with the divine
linked to: Torah
Jewish ethics drawsFrom Torah
Tanakh hasPart Torah
Passover basedOnText Torah
Abraham mentionedIn Torah
Karaite Jews scripture Torah
Rabbinic Judaism hasConcept Written Torah
linked to: Torah
Moses mentionedIn Torah
Leviticus 23:23–25 partOf Pentateuch
linked to: Torah
Yom Tov sourceText Torah
subject linked to: Yom Tov (Jewish festival days)
Midrash halakha basedOn Torah
tefillin scriptureSource Torah
Zohar associatedWithText Torah
Zohar associatedWithText Pentateuch
linked to: Torah
Book of Leviticus partOf Torah