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The '''Book of Leviticus''' (Greek;Λευιτικός /"Relating to the Levites), <ref>The Book of Leviticus is also known as '''Vayikra''' (Hebrew: ויקרא, literally "and He called") and is the third book in the Jewish [[Pentateuch]] (/Greek) or Torah(תּוֹרָה(Hebrew).</ref> is the third book of [[Moses]] and the [[Old Testament]]. The English title, '''Leviticus''', comes from the Latin [[Vulgate]] version of the Greek OT ([[Septuagint]], LXX) ''Leuticon'' meaning "matters of the Levites" (25:32, 33). Whilest the book addresses issues of the Levite's responsibilities, much more significantly, all the priests are instructed in how they are to assist the people in worship and the people are informed on how to lead a holy life. 

The Book of Leviticus is quoted in the [[New Testament]] on 15 occasions.

Leviticus contains extremely specific details of the laws and [[priest]]ly rituals. The first 16 chapters and the last chapter make up the Priestly Code, with rules for ritual cleanliness, sin-offerings, and the Day of Atonement, including Chapter 12 which mandates male [[circumcision]]. Chapters 17-26 contain the Holiness Code, including the injunction in chapter 19 to "love one's neighbor as oneself" as later confirmed by [[Jesus]] in the [[Gospels]]. The book is largely concerned with "abominations", largely dietary and sexual restrictions. The rules are generally addressed to the [[Israelites]], except for the prohibition in chapter 20 against sacrificing children to [[Molech]], which applies equally to "the strangers that sojourn in Israel."