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The '''Book of Leviticus'''(Greek;Λευιτικός /"Relating to the Levites) or , is the third book of [[Moses]] <ref>The Book of Leviticus is also known as '''Vayikra''' (Hebrew: ויקרא, literally "and He called"), and is the third book of in the Christian Jewish [[Old TestamentPentateuch]], is the third book of the Pentateuch(/Greek) or Torah(תּוֹרָה(Hebrew).</ref> and the [[Old Testament]].
Leviticus contains extremely specific details of the laws and [[priest]]ly rituals. The first 16 chapters and the last chapter make up the Priestly Code, with rules for ritual cleanliness, sin-offerings, and the Day of Atonement, including Chapter 12 which mandates male [[circumcision]]. Chapters 17-26 contain the Holiness Code, including the injunction in chapter 19 to "love one's neighbor as oneself" as later confirmed by [[Jesus]] in the [[Gospels]]. The book is largely concerned with "abominations", largely dietary and sexual restrictions. The rules are generally addressed to the [[Israelites]], except for the prohibition in chapter 20 against sacrificing children to [[Molech]], which applies equally to "the strangers that sojourn in Israel."
