Alexandria was the scientific center of the world and magically attracted many educated people from all parts of the The work was done in Alexandria, an important port city in what is nowĮgypt, founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great and built by Greek architects. When the entire Hebrew Old Testament (OT) and other writings known at that time were translated into ancient Greek by 72 Jewish scholars (6 from each of the 12 tribes) (cf. The Septuagint dates back to the 3rd century BC (Hellenic time epoch) and was already produced around 280 BC (!) Christ, Therefore 'LXX', corresponding to the Roman numerals (L=50 + X=10 + X=10). The name is derived from Latin 70 (septuaginta).
The SEPTUAGINT (LXX), the Greek translation of the OT: The oldest Bible translation in the world is the Septuagint.
