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Symbolism Of The Torah In The Bible

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In Judaism the Torah is a scared symbol. In Hebrew, Torah means “instruction” or “guidebook.” It was composed 2,700 years ago. The Torah contains five books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. It also has the oral traditions of the rabbis and all of the Jewish literature. During the time of the Second Temple period the rabbis made a distinction between the written Torah and the oral Torah. The written Torah contains the five books of the Hebrew Bible and the oral Torah contains the teaching passed down from rabbis. The Torah is exactly what the word means a guidebook. The Torah is important because it is the instructions on how a Jew should live his or her life. It is a scared symbol in the synagogue to be read from during
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