Septuagint
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The Greek Septuagint version suggested that 2,242 years elapsed between the dawn of time and the biblical flood.
From Slate • Oct. 12, 2012
It contains the first printing of the Septuagint, or Old Testament Scriptures in Greek.
From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2010
Their great work became known to history as the Septuagint, from the Latin word for 70.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now, for the first time since the Septuagint, there is a generally, recognized Jewish committee translation from Hebrew into the contemporary usage of another language: English.
From Time Magazine Archive
The error appears to be in the Septuagint of Jonah, where the particular fish, the whale, is mentioned instead of the general term fish.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
