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: The name "Septuagint" comes from the Latin word for seventy ( septuaginta ), referring to the tradition that 72 Jewish scholars translated the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible) in 72 days.

It was the version of scripture most frequently quoted by the writers of the New Testament.

It remains the official Old Testament text for the Eastern Orthodox Church. Common Modern Translations