A-Z: General definitions
- Leda
- Left hand
- Left Wing
- Legalistic
- Legend
- Leitmotif
- Lenin
- Lent
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Leper
- Leprosy
- Lerna
- Lesbianism
- Lethe
- Leto
- Letter and Spirit
- Letters
- Levellers
- Levi
- Leviathan
- Levite
- Leviticus
- Lexical field
- Lexis
- LGBT
- Liberal
- Libertine
- Library
- Librettist
- Libretto
- Licentiousness
- Life after death
- Light
- Lily
- Limbo
- Limpid
- Line
- Lion
- Liquid
- Litany
- Literal
- Literariness
- Literary
- Literary Analysis
- Literary Criticism
- Literate
- Literature
- Litotes
- Little lower than the Angels
- Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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A-Z: General definitions: Leviticus
Definition
Third book of the Old Testament, part of the Pentateuch, records the Laws given by God to Moses.
A 'testament' is a covenant or binding agreement and is a term used in the Bible of God's relationship with his people). The sacred writings of Judaism (the Hebrew Bible). These also form the first part of the Christian Bible.
The first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.
1. A term for the first five books of the Bible (also called the Torah or Pentateuch). Torah means instruction, doctrine, law'.
2. Instruction and guidelines covering every aspect of life contained in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament).
The Bible describes God as the unique supreme being, creator and ruler of the universe.
Very important Jewish leader described in the Book of Exodus in the Old Testament. Moses led the Jewish people out of slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land. Received the Ten Commandments form God.
