Many Jews began to speak that language, leading to the translation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek.
وَهٰذِهِ ٱلتَّرْجَمَةُ تُدْعَى ٱلسَّبْعِينِيَّةَ ،‏ وَهِيَ أُولَى تَرْجَمَاتِ ٱلْكِتَابِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ وَإِحْدَى أَهَمِّهَا .‏