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'''Leviticus'''(Greek;Λευιτικός/"Relating to the Levites) or '''Vayikra''' (Hebrew: ויקרא, literally "and He called") , book of the Christian [[Old Testament]], is the 3th third book of the Pentateuch(/Greek) or Torah(תּוֹרָה/Hebrew and most scholars agree is written (primarily) by [[Moses]] in c 550-400 BCE. Leviticus contains extremely specific details of the laws and priestly [[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."
== References ==
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Leviticus
[[Category: Old Testament]]
[[Category: Holy Scripture]]