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The Leningrad Codex (Cairo Bible) is one of the oldest complete manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible that contains the Genesis creation myth, as well as others. According to its colophon, it was written in 1008 CE by Samuel ben Jacob Jam'a, a scribe. The manuscript is housed at a museum in Russia and is an important manuscript for Biblical scholars.
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The oldest complete Hebrew Bible in the world is the Leningrad Codex. Housed in the Saltykov-Shchedrin State Public Library in St. Petersburg, Russia, and dating to 1009 C.E., the Leningrad Codex stands as the single most important extant manuscript for establishing the text of the Hebrew Bible and is the basis for virtually all critical editions of the Hebrew Bible. In a landmark publishing event in biblical scholarship, the Leningrad Codex is now available for the first time in a facsimile edition. This beautiful scholar's edition of the Leningrad Codex, produced under the auspices of the University of Michigan in cooperation and consultation with the Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center and West Semitic Research Project, features a high quality 25,4 x 30,5 cm. hardcover format that includes sixteen full-color illuminated carpet pages that capture in precise detail the Codex's lovely medieval artwork.
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God created everything in the course of six days, as follows: (day 1) the heavens and the earth—effectively the entire universe—followed by day and night; (day 2) a dome to separate heaven and earth; (day 3) land, from which trees and plant life is raised; (day 4) sun and moon; (day 5) creatures that dwell in the ocean, and; (day 6) animals and humans (Adam and Eve), modeled in his image. Afterwards, Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Upon eating the apple and gaining awareness, they were kicked out of the Garden of Eden and forced to live out their mortal days on Earth.
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Judaism is one of the world's oldest religions and was the basis for Christianity, via the Old Testament (portion of the Bible). It is widely associated with the modern nation state of Israel and is...
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"'Genesis 1-3': Ancient Hebrew Transcript of Biblical Genesis (BHS)" is a transcript of the first three Book of Genesis. It is in Hebrew and contains 80 lines in total. The original source is a book named Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS), which is based on an artifact named the Leningrad Codex. The work was created by Karl Elliger and others. The first three chapters of Genesis detail a creation myth from the Christian, Jewish, and, perhaps, Islamic belief systems.
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ChicagoJam'a, Samuel B. J. Codex Leningradensis. Manuscript. ca. 1008 CE. 1st Firkovich Collection, Firkovich B 19 A. National Library of Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia. In The Leningrad Codex: A Facsimile Edition. Edited by Astrid B. Beck and David N. Freedman. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, 1998.