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The Written Torah - Torah Shebikhtav The Holy Torah - The first five books of Moses The word Torah תּוֹרָה comes from the root word yarah meaning "to shoot an arrow" or "to hit the mark.

One epigraphical piece relating to our concerns should be mentioned: There is a quasi-biblical text from biblical times, the silver amulets from Ketef Hinnom, which offer a text close to Numbers 6:24—26 and date anywhere between the seventh and the second century B.

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What are the differences? Its purpose seems to be to make Israel "a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.