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| Title: Genesis |
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| In this book of beginnings the stories are about creation, early relationships between God and people, and God's promise to bless Abraham and his descendants. |
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| Title: Exodus |
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| The name Exodus means "departure" and this book tells how God led the Israelites out of a life of hardship and slavery in Egypt. God made a covenant with them and gave them the Law to order their lives. |
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| Title: Leviticus |
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| This book is named for the priestly tribe of Levi and is made up of laws concerning rituals and ceremonies. |
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| Title: Numbers |
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| The Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years before entering Canaan, the promised land. The name of the book comes from two censuses taken during the journey. |
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| Title: Deuteronomy |
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| Moses gave three farewell speeches shortly before he died. In them he reviewed the laws of God for the Israelites. This book gets its name "second law" from this review. |
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| Title: Joshua |
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| Joshua led the Israelite armies into victory over the Canaanites. The book ends with the division of the land among the tribes of Israel. |
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| Title: Judges |
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| The Israelites often fell away from God and into the hands of oppressors. God sent "judges" to lead and deliver them. |
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