#Old_Testament  the collection of books comprising the sacred Scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
  supertype:  #will.legal_document__testament  a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
  subtype:  #Septuagint  the pre-Christian Greek version of the Old Testament
  part of:  #Bible
  part:  #Josue__Joshua  a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
  part:  #Judges  a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
  part:  #I_Samuel  the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
  part:  #II_Samuel  the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
  part:  #Ruth  a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married and Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died
  part:  #Jeremiah  a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
  part:  #Jonah  a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
  part:  #Job  a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply
  part:  #Esther  a book of the Old Testament that tells how Esther saved her people from massacre
  part:  #Pentateuch__Torah__Laws  the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Old Testament considered as a unit
     part:  #Genesis  the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers
     part:  #Exodus  the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
     part:  #Leviticus  the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents
     part:  #Numbers  the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
     part:  #Deuteronomy  the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic Law
  part:  #Prophets  the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
  part:  #Hagiographa__Writings  the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
  part:  #Apocrypha  14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible
  part:  #Psalm  one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David

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