History of the Septuagint
Septuagint is the earliest extant Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, traditionally believed to have been produced in the 3rd century BCE for the Jewish diaspora in Alexandria, Egypt. The name derives from the Latin septuaginta (“seventy”), referencing the legendary account in the Letter of Aristeas that 72 Jewish scholars—six from each of the Twelve Tribes of Israel—were commissioned by Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285–246 BCE) to …
