Deuteronomy

/ˌdutəˈrɑnəmi/ noun

The fifth book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, containing Moses' final speeches to the Israelites.

From Greek 'deuteronomion' meaning 'second law', from 'deuteros' (second) and 'nomos' (law). The name refers to the book's restatement of laws given earlier in the Torah.

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