LEVITICUS (Vayikra) The word Leviticus means And He Called and the author of the Book is Moses. The Book of Leviticus does not state when it was written but the date of authorship is likely between 1450 and 1400 B.C., which is the approximate time that Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and the approximate time of Moses death. …
Aleph Tav Alerts: Numbers
NUMBERS (Bemidbar) The word Numbers means In the Wilderness and the author of the Book is Moses. The Book of Numbers does not state when it was written but the date of authorship is likely between 1450 and 1400 B.C., which is the approximate time that Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and the approximate time of Moses death. …
Aleph Tav Alerts: Deuteronomy
DEUTERONOMY (Devarim) The word Deuteronomy means Words and the author of the Book is Moses as stated in Deuteronomy 1:1. Someone else, perhaps Y’hoshua (Joshua) may have written the last chapter. These sermons were given during the 40-day period prior to Israels entering the Promised Land. The first sermon was delivered on the 1st day of the 11th month (1:3) …
Aleph Tav Alert: Y’Hoshua
Y’HOSHUA (Joshua) The Historical Books are Y’hoshua, Judges, Ruth, First Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, Second Kings, First Chronicles, Second Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther. The word Y’hoshua (Joshua) means Yah is Salvation. The Book of Y’hoshua does not explicitly name its author but Jewish traditions claim that Y’hoshua the son of Nun, the successor of Moses as leader over …
Aleph Tav Alert: Ruth
RUTH (Rut) The Book of Ruth does not specifically name its author but tradition is that the Prophet Samuel wrote the Book of Ruth. The name Ruth in Hebrew means friend or companion. The exact date in which the book was written is uncertain but the prevalent view is sometime between 1011 and 931 B.C. NOTE: Ruth’s name is used …