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- proper noun The body of
Jewish scripture comprising theTorah , theNeviim (prophets) and theKetuvim (writings), corresponding roughly to the ChristianOld Testament .
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- noun the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings
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Tanakh, is in the Book of Joshua, where at one point
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Ovadia in the Tanakh was a member of King Achav's cabinet.
Your Moral Leader 2009
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Study Hebrew and read the Tanakh should be the message.
unknown title 2009
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The Tanakh is the original Hebrew / Jewish writings that are often mistranslated into the Old Testament.
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The Hebrew names of these three sections give rise to the acronym "Tanakh":
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The Hebrew names of these three sections give rise to the acronym "Tanakh":
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] JohnKing 2010
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[[Christianity]], and consists of two parts: the thirty-nine books of the Jewish faith known as the '' 'Tanakh' '', or the [[Old Testament]], to which additional books are recognized by
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] MontyPrime 2009
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The Old Testament is divided in three parts (hence, "Tanakh") within the Jewish community: the [[Torah]] ( "Law"), or [[Pentateuch]], the five books of [[Moses]]; [[Nevi'im]] ( "Prophets"), and [[Ketuvim]] ( "Writings," or [[Hagiographa]]).
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[[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]], and consists of two parts: the thirty-nine books of the Jewish faith known as the '' 'Tanakh' '', or the [[Old Testament]], to which additional books are recognized by [[Christians]]; and the twenty-seven books and letters of the [[New Testament]] of the Christian faith.
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Imagine what the reaction would have been if rather than beginning their rocket attacks at Christmas, the government of Israel chose to follow the teachings from their own Tanakh:
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