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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first five books of the Torah were written on what material?
A
papyrus
B
scrolls
C
tablets
D
stone
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The text of the Torah would have originally been written down on papyrus scrolls to be studied and discussed by scholars. It is only after the Babylonian Exile in 444 BCE as the Jews returned to Israel, that Ezra the scribe is recorded as having read aloud from the five books of Moses (Nehemiah 8).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Torah (/ˈtɔːrə, ˈtoʊrə/; Biblical Hebrew: Tōrā, “Instruction", “Teaching” or “Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Sefer Torah, or Torah scroll, is the holiest object in Judaism. It comprises the five books of Moses and must be written by a specially trained pious scribe called a Sofer Setam.

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