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Heptateuch

noun Hep·ta·teuch \ ˈhep-tə-ˌtük , -ˌtyük \

Definition of Heptateuch

: the first seven books of the canonical Jewish and Christian Scriptures

Origin and Etymology of heptateuch

Late Latin heptateuchos, from Greek, from hepta + teuchos book — more at pentateuch

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