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How many books make up the Pentateuch?
Correct Answer:
5
Explanation:
The Pentateuch is a five-book collection. The name itself comes from Greek: pente means five and teuchos means book or scroll, signaling that it comprises five separate books. Those five are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, and together they form the Torah in Jewish tradition—the foundational narrative and law for the Bible. That’s why the correct answer is five. The other numbers don’t fit the standard scheme: four would miss one book, six would extend beyond the traditional Pentateuch (some traditions call a six-book set the Hexateuch by including Joshua), and seven isn’t the traditional count for these early writings.

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