The Torah (תּוֹרָה literally "teaching") consists of five books commonly referred to as the "Five Books of Moses".

In Hebrew the five books of the Torah are identified by the first prominent word in each book.

Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית literally "In the beginning") - Genesis
Shemot (שִׁמוֹת literally "Names") - Exodus
Vayikra (ויקרא literally "And He called") - Leviticus
Bəmidbar (במדבר literally "In the desert [of]") - Numbers
Devarim (דברים literally "Things" or "Words") - Deuteronomy