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Heptateuch definition

Hep·ta·teuch (hep′tə to̵̅o̅k′, -tyo̵̅o̅k′)

noun

the first seven books of the Bible

Etymology: LL(Ec) Heptateuchos < Gr(Ec) < hepta, seven + teuchos, a tool, book: see Pentateuch

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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