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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The most sacred writings of the Jewish religion are the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, known as the
A
Torah.
B
Old Testament.
C
Ten Commandments.
D
Ark of the Covenant.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is included in the Torah? The five books of Moses are Genesis (Bereshit), Exodus (Shemot), Leviticus (Va-yikra), Numbers (Bamidbar) and Deuteronomy (Devarim).

Detailed explanation-2: -The meaning of “Torah” is often restricted to signify the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), also called the Law (or the Pentateuch, in Christianity). These are the books traditionally ascribed to Moses, the recipient of the original revelation from God on Mount Sinai.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jews called the same books Miqra, “Scripture, ‘’ or the Tanakh, an acronym for the three divisions of the Hebrew Bible: T orah ("instructions” or less accurately “the law"), N eviim ("prophets"), and K ethuvim ("writings, ‘’ including Psalms, Proverbs, and several other books).

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