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Pentateuch

(Chumash)

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The five books of Moses or Torah in a bound book form.

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  • Hebrewחומש
  • GermanFünf Bücher Mose
  • RussianПятикнижие
  • FrenchPentateuque
  • DutchDe vijf boeken van Mozes
  • ItalianPentateuco
  • CzechPentateuch
  • HungarianHumas
  • SpanishPentateuco
  • GreekΠεντάτευχος
  • PolishPięcioksiąg
  • Arabicأسفار التوراة الخمسة
  • Yiddishחומש
  • LadinoHumash

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‘Damascus Crown’ Pentateuch, Land of Israel, 10th century. One of a handful of early manuscripts of great importance to scholars of the Masoretic tradition. The National Library of Israel, Jerusalem.

Tikkun Sofrim. Amsterdam, 1666. Publisher: David de Castro Tartas. Paper, ink, gouache, gold paint, letterpress, engraving, painted, 14.8 x 9.5 x 4.8 cm. Gross Family Collection Trust, Tel Aviv, Israel

Chamisha Chumshei Torah. Paris, 1544. Publisher: Robert Stephanus. Paper, ink, letterpress, woodcut, bookplate, 26.2 x 18.5 x 6 cm. Gross Family Collection Trust, Tel Aviv, Israel

Chamishah Chumshei Torah. Venice, 1740. Publisher: Vendramin. Paper, ink, letterpress, engraving, 20.2 x 13.5 x 4.5 cm. Gross Family Collection Trust, Tel Aviv, Israel

Arba’ah ve-Esrim. Chamishah Chumshei Torah. Vienna, 1814. Publisher: Georg Holtzinger. Paper, ink, red ink, letterpress, engraving, 26 x 21.5 x 6.5 cm. Gross Family Collection Trust, Tel Aviv, Israel

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