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    What are the meanings of the titles of the third and fifth books of the Bible, Leviticus and Deuteronomy?

    Question #53947. Asked by picqero. (Jan 12 05 5:22 AM)


    RickF

    		The tribe of Levi provided assistants to priests and Leviticus details their law and rituals. Deuteronomy is the second book of their law and derives its name from Greek

    Jan 12 05, 5:32 AM
    peasypod

    		Deuteronomy is the 5th book of the Old Testament and the 5th book of the Hebrew Bible. Its Hebrew name is Devarim דברים ("words"), which comes from the opening phrase "Eleh ha-devarim" ("These are the words...").

    The English name, "Deuteronomy", comes from the name which the book bears in the Septuagint (Δευτερουόμιου) and in the Vulgate (Deuteronomium).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deuteronomy


    As for Leviticus, the English name is derived from the Latin Liber Leviticus which is from the Greek (ôï) Ëåíéôéêüí (i.e., âéâëßïí). It is also the 3rd book in the Torah.

    Jan 12 05, 5:37 AM

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