nov 5, 179 BC - canon of official jewish sacred scripture
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The book of Sirach provides evidence of a collection of sacred scripture similar to portions of the Hebrew Bible, which dates from 180 BCE (and is not included in the Jewish canon), which includes a list of names of biblical figures (44–49) in the same order as is found in the Torah and the Nevi'im (Prophets)
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