<P> The Tanakh consists of twenty - four books: it counts as one book each Samuel, Kings, Chronicles and Ezra--Nehemiah and counts the Twelve Minor Prophets (תרי עשר ‎) as a single book . In Hebrew, the books are often referred to by their prominent first word (s). </P> <P> The Torah (תּוֹרָה, literally "teaching"), also known as the Pentateuch, or as the "Five Books of Moses". Printed versions (rather than scrolls) of the Torah are often called "Chamisha Chumshei Torah" " (חמישה חומשי תורה ‎ "Five fifth - sections of the Torah") and informally a "Chumash". </P> <Ul> <Li> Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית, literally "In the beginning")--Genesis </Li> <Li> Shemot (שִׁמוֹת, literally "The names (of)")--Exodus </Li> <Li> Vayikra (וַיִּקְרָא, literally "And He called")--Leviticus </Li> <Li> Bemidbar (בְּמִדְבַּר, literally "In the desert (of)")--Numbers </Li> <Li> Devarim (דְּבָרִים, literally "Things" or "Words")--Deuteronomy </Li> </Ul> <Li> Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית, literally "In the beginning")--Genesis </Li>

What books of the bible are included in the torah