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Aquila

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | © A Dictionary of the Bible 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Aquila A convert from Christianity to Judaism, who made a very literal translation (140 CE) into Greek from the Hebrew of the OT intended to replace the version of the LXX used by the Christians.

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