the Book of Leviticus

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• Book of Leviticus — noun the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents • Syn: ↑Leviticus • Derivationally related forms: ↑Levitical (for: ↑Leviticus) • Instance Hypernyms: ↑book …   Useful english dictionary

• Book of Leviticus — third book of the Old Testament (contains the Levitical laws and rituals) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Leviticus — (from Greek Λευιτικός , relating to the Levites ). In Judaism it is third book of the Torah which are the five books of Moses, its transliteration is Vayikra . In the Christian bible it is also the third book of what is referred to as the Old… …   Wikipedia

• LEVITICUS, BOOK OF — (Heb. וַיִּקְרָא; LXX Λευιτικόν leuitikon), more aptly described by its tannaitic name, Torat Kohanim, the Priests Manual, the third book of the Pentateuch. Leviticus is thematically an independent entity. exodus contains the story of the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Leviticus 18 — is a chapter of the Biblical book of Leviticus. It narrates part of the instructions given to Moses by God on Mount Sinai. The chapter deals with a number of sexual activities considered unclean or abominable . Although the chapter is principally …   Wikipedia

• The Exodus — This article is about the events related in the Torah. For other uses, see Exodus (disambiguation). Departure of the Israelites , by David Roberts, 1829 The Exodus (Greek ἔξοδος …   Wikipedia

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• LEVITICUS RABBAH — LEVITICUS RABBAH, one of the oldest Midrashim extant, probably composed in the fifth century in Palestine. Like other ancient Midrashim it has many passages in Palestinian Aramaic and contains a considerable number of Greek and Latin words. Many… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Leviticus Rabbah — Leviticus Rabbah, Vayikrah Rabbah, or Wayikra Rabbah is a homiletic midrash to the Biblical book of Leviticus ( Vayikrah in Hebrew). It is referred to by Nathan ben Jehiel (circa 1035 ndash;1106) in his Aruk as well as by Rashi (1040–1105) in his …   Wikipedia