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Which five books make up the Torah?
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Hebrew Bible
Portion of the Aleppo Codex, a manuscript of the Hebrew Bible written in the Hebrew language in the 10th century ce; in the Shrine of the Book, Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
The Torah, also known as the Pentateuch or the "Five Books of Moses," consists of the following five books of the Hebrew Bible:
These texts are traditionally ascribed to Moses and contain foundational narratives, divine revelations, and legal codes central to Judaism.1234