Tag: septuagint/lxx—why
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Septuagint/LXX—why 70 and not 72?
The answer to this might be "go back in time to ask those who said it" but … There are several documents extant that say 72 scholars produced the Septuagint. So why is it called Septuagint (for Septuagint, 70) and abbreviated LX…..