Book of the Law of Moses

Book of the Law of Moses
Pentateuch Pen"ta*teuch, n. [L. pentateuchus, Gr. ?; ? (see {Penta-}) + ? a tool, implement, a book, akin to ? to prepare, make ready, and perh. to E. text. See {Five}, and {Text}.] The first five books of the Old Testament, collectively; -- called also the {Law of Moses}, {Book of the Law of Moses}, etc. [1913 Webster]

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  • Book of the Law of the Lord — Infobox Book name = The Book of the Law of the Lord title orig = translator = James Strang image caption = author = Unknown illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = series = genre = Latter Day Saint publisher = release date …   Wikipedia

  • Law of Moses — Pentateuch Pen ta*teuch, n. [L. pentateuchus, Gr. ?; ? (see {Penta }) + ? a tool, implement, a book, akin to ? to prepare, make ready, and perh. to E. text. See {Five}, and {Text}.] The first five books of the Old Testament, collectively; called… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Law of Moses —    Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by way of eminence simply the Law (Heb. Torah, Deut. 1:5; 4:8, 44; 17:18, 19; 27:3, 8). As a written code it is called the book of the law of… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Law of Moses — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • BOOK OF THE COVENANT — (Heb. Sefer ha Berit), name derived from Exodus 24:7 ( And he took the book of the covenant, and read it aloud to the people.… ), and usually taken to refer to the legal, moral, and cultic corpus of literature found in Exodus 20:22–23:33. This… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Law of Moses — book of laws given by Moses to the people of Israel, 5 books of Moses, Torah …   English contemporary dictionary

  • To have the law of — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To take the law of — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Moses Gaster — in 1904 Born September 17, 1856(1856 09 17) Bucharest Died March 5, 1939 …   Wikipedia

  • Book of Mosiah — The Book of Mosiah is one of the books which make up the Book of Mormon. The title refers to Mosiah II, a king of the Nephites at Zarahemla. The book covers the time period between ca 130 BC and 91 BC, except for when the book has a flashback… …   Wikipedia

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