Book of Leviticus

The Book of Leviticus (/lɪˈvɪtɪkəs/; from Greek Λευιτικόν, Leuitikon — from rabbinic Hebrew torat kohanim) is the third book of the Greek Old Testament of Christian biblical canons, and the third of five books of the Pentateuch.

The Hebrew name of the third book of the Jewish Bible (Hebrew: וַיִּקְרָא Vayikra/Wayyiqrā), and the third of five books of the Torah, comes from its first word vayikraˈ, "And He [God] called." Its Greek name Levitikon, "things pertaining to the Levites", and its Latin name Leviticus, are based on the term torat kohanim, "instruction of (or ′for′) the priests" from early rabbinic times.