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Leviticus (Greek: Λευιτικός, "relating to the Levites") or Wayiqra (Hebrew: ויקרא, literally "and he called", Modern Hebrew: Vayikra) is the third book of the Hebrew Bible, and the third of five books of the Torah (or Pentateuch). Leviticus contains laws and priestly rituals, but in a wider sense is about the working out of God's covenant with Israel set out in Genesis and Exodus—what is seen in the Torah as the consequences of entering into a special relationship with God (specifically,... Read More