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The Five Books of the Pentateuch (Torah): Names & Quiz

The Pentateuch, or Torah, consists of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. Their material moves from origins and the ancestors through deliverance, law, wilderness journeys and Moses' final addresses. The table connects each book with the game's accepted English names and accepted spellings.

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5 current accepted entries · names & aliases

Names, context & references

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Genesis

Hebrew title Bereshit ("In the beginning"), spanning creation through the patriarchal narratives in Egypt.

Other accepted names: Bereshit

Reference/context: Book 1 of the Bible

Exodus

Hebrew title Shemot ("Names"), narrating the liberation from Egypt, Sinai covenant, and the Tabernacle.

Other accepted names: Shemot

Reference/context: Book 2 of the Bible

Deuteronomy

From Greek Deuteronomion ("second law"), Moses’ farewell addresses on the plains of Moab.

Other accepted names: Devarim

Reference/context: Book 5 of the Bible

Leviticus

Focuses on priestly rituals, holiness codes, and the social ethics of the Year of Jubilee.

Other accepted names: Vayikra

Reference/context: Book 3 of the Bible

Numbers

Hebrew Bamidbar ("In the wilderness"), chronicling two censuses and forty years of desert wandering.

Other accepted names: Bamidbar

Reference/context: Book 4 of the Bible

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  1. Use origins, departure, ritual law, wilderness and renewed instruction as broad memory anchors.
  2. Submit a book title; the prompt does not require a claim about authorship.
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Content review date: 2026-11-14 · current-4fbee918-104866 · Sources & corrections