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Five Books of Moses

Creation Adam & Eve Noah & Flood Abraham Jacob & Family Book of Genesis – Other Moses Slavery, Plagues, Exodus Sinai Tabernacle Book of Exodus – Other Book of Leviticus Offerings & Priests (Kohanim) Book of Numbers Book of Deuteronomy Chumash - Misc.

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Prophecy – General Joshua & Judges Book of Samuel Book of Kings Prophets Writings Psalms

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National Revelation Torah Study Oral Law – General Talmudic Sources Bible Codes

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Exodus - Blood on the Doorpost

The Torah describes (Exodus 12:6-7) how each Hebrew family designates a lamb, and sets it aside. On the evening of the Israelites' deliverance from... »

Why First-borns Killed?

It has always bothered me why all of the first-borns in Egypt had to suffering in that final, devastating plague. There is no mention in the verses... »

Moses’s Cushite Wife

Who was the Ethiopian (Cushite) wife that Moses took (Numbers 12:1)? Is she the same wife as Jethro’s daughter Zipporah whom Moses earlier married... »

Cousin Marriages

Does the Torah permit cousin marriages? Is the topic discussed at all? I’m concerned in particular because the inbreeding is likely to cause genetic... »