Leviticus
Meanings
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- The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah.
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Etymology
Derived from the Latin Liber Lēvīticus which is from the Ancient Greek το Λευιτικόν (to Leuitikón), "of the Levites [priestly class]". In Jewish writings it is customary to cite the book by its first word, וַיִּקְרָא (Vayikrá, “and he called”).
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