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Septuagint vs Pentateuch - What's the difference?

septuagint | pentateuch |

As proper nouns the difference between septuagint and pentateuch

is that septuagint is an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, undertaken by Jews resident in Alexandria for the benefit of Jews who had forgotten their Hebrew (well before the birth of Jesus) while Pentateuch is the Torah: the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

septuagint

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • An ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, undertaken by Jews resident in Alexandria for the benefit of Jews who had forgotten their Hebrew (well before the birth of Jesus).

    • Synonyms

    * LXX

    pentateuch

    English

    (wikipedia Pentateuch)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The Torah: the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

    • Synonyms

    * Books of Moses * the Law * Torah