- Five Books of Moses
- Pentateuch, Torah, first of three sections which comprise the Old Testament (includes the Books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy)
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Five Books of Moses
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Books of Moses — noun The first five books of the Old Testament. Syn: Law, Pentateuch, Torah … Wiktionary
Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses — The Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses are two grimoires allegedly dictated to Moses along with the Torah (the first five books of Moses).Oldest publicationPublished as volume 6 of Bibliothek der Zauber Geheimniss und Offenbarungs Bücher, etc. in… … Wikipedia
Moses — /moh ziz, zis/, n. 1. the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness. 2. a male given name. /moh ziz, zis/, n. 1. Anna Mary Robertson ( Grandma Moses ), 1860 1961,… … Universalium
Moses de León — orig. Moses ben Shem Tov born с 1240, León died 1305, Arevalo Reputed author of the Sefer ha zohar, the most important work of Jewish mysticism. Little is known of his life, though he is believed to have lived in Guadalajara (the centre for… … Universalium
MOSES — (Heb. מֹשֶׁה; LXX, Mōusēs; Vulg. Moyses), leader, prophet, and lawgiver (set in modern chronology in the first half of the 13th century B.C.E.). Commissioned to take the Israelites out of Egypt, Moses led them from his 80th year to his death at… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Moses Bar Cephas — • A Syriac bishop and writer, b. at Balad about 813; d. 12 Feb., 903 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Moses Bar Cephas Moses Bar Cephas … Catholic encyclopedia
Moses Bar-Kepha — Moses Bar Kepha † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Moses Bar Kepha One of the most celebrated Jacobite bishops and writers of the ninth century, born at Balad, about the year 813; died at the age of ninety, in 903. A biography of him, written… … Catholic encyclopedia
Moses Bar-Kepha — (born in Balad, now in Iraq, about the year 813; died at the age of ninety, in 903) was a writer and one of the most celebrated bishops of the Syriac Orthodox Church of the ninth century. A biography of him, written by an anonymous Syriac writer … Wikipedia
BOOKS — Production and Treatment The history of Hebrew bookmaking is as old as the history of the Jewish people and goes back for more than 3,000 years. It may be divided into three periods: from earliest times to the final editing of the Talmud (sixth… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Moses — Leader of the Israelites. In a way comparable with the legends of other ancient peoples, the story of Moses begins (Exod. 2) with his being hidden at birth to escape a massacre, and then unexpectedly rescued by Pharaoh s daughter and cared for at … Dictionary of the Bible
