pronunciation: /ˈtɔːrə/ ; Hebrew : תּוֹרָה ‎‎, "Instruction") is the name given by Jews to the "Five Books of Moses" that begin the Hebrew Bible: Genesis (in Hebrew, Bereshit), Exodus (Shmot), Leviticus (Vayikra), Numbers (Bamidbar) and Deuteronomy (Dvarim). In rabbinic literature the word Torah denotes both these five books, Torah Shebichtav