#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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