Five Megillot
The Five Megillot are five books found in the Hebrew Bible[1] (also called Tanakh) under Ketuvim, which are read out during Holy Days of Judaism. They are:
- Song of Songs used during Passover,
- Ruth used on Shavuot,
- Lamentations used on the 9th of Av,
- Ecclesiastes used during Sukkot,
- Esther for the holiday of Purim.
Five Megillot Media
The five megillot in multilingual micrography (Latin and Hebrew) by Aaron Wolf Herlingen, 1748
A cabinet containing the five megillot in order from right to left. (Esther is in the wooden case on the left.)
