[doo-tuh-ron-uh-mee, dyoo-]Deuteronomy is derived from two Greek words, "deuteros" which means "
second" and "nomos" meaning "
law". ("Second Law" doesn't mean something different from the Law of Moses, but
a second giving of that law.)
After the first generation of Israelites to flee Egypt died in the wilderness (Numbers 14:29), the law was repeated and expounded upon to the new generation before they entered the Promised Land.
WikiAnswerIn Hebrew the book is called Devarim— דְּבָרִים, "
[spoken] words".
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