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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Torah consists of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.
A
true
B
false
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The five books making up the Torah are Be-reshit, Shemot, Va-yikra, Be-midbar and Devarim, which in the English Bible correspond to Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most prominent meaning for Jews is that the Torah constitutes the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (also called the Pentateuch, ‘five books’ in Greek), traditionally thought to have been composed by Moses. These sacred texts are written on a scroll and kept in a synagogue.

Detailed explanation-3: -Torah refers to the five books of Moses which are known in Hebrew as Chameesha Choomshey Torah. These are: Bresheit (Genesis), Shemot (Exodus), Vayicra (Leviticus), Bamidbar (Numbers), and Devarim (Deuteronomy).

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