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{{Infobox_Contents |topic_name = The Books of the Law[[Image:Torah.jpg|thumb|center|The Torah]]|''Synopsis:'' The Torah (or the Books of the Law) are the first five books of the [[Bible]]. The first book, [[Genesis]], tells about the creation of the universe and [[God]] choosing a person ([[Abraham]]) to be the father of his people. The next four books ([[Exodus]] to [[Deuteronomy]]) describe God saving his people from slavery in [[Egypt]] and giving them the law by which they were to live, including the [[Ten Commandments]]. ----__TOC__{{topics}}* subtopics = [[Genesis]] | [[Exodus]] | [[Leviticus]] | [[Numbers]] | [[Deuteronomy]]* [[Judaism]]| opinion_pieces = {{opinionsshort_opinions}}| ==Main article==}}

The Torah (or the Books of the Law) are the first five books of the [[Bible]]. The first book, [[Genesis]], tells about the creation of the universe and [[God]] choosing a person ([[Abraham]]) to be the father of his people. The next four books ([[Exodus]] to [[Deuteronomy]]) describe God saving his people from slavery in [[Egypt]] and giving them the law by which they were to live, including the [[Ten Commandments]]. The word Torah itself actually means "teaching" or "instruction" or "law" in [[Hebrew]]. It is also known as the '''Five Books of Moses''' or the '''Law of Moses'''.

The Torah is the first five books of the [[Tanakh]] (or Hebrew Bible) and of the [[Old Testament]] of the [[Bible]]. The five books are as follows:

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