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Which biblical books are the focus of Halakhic Midrashim?
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Halakhic Midrashim are exegetical commentaries focused on the legal content found within four books of the Pentateuch:
- Exodus
- Leviticus
- Numbers
- Deuteronomy
These works record legal interpretations from various rabbinic schools, with the primary extant collections including the Mekhilta (on Exodus), Sifra (on Leviticus), and Sifre (on Numbers and Deuteronomy).12