How many years of history does the book of Leviticus cover?

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The Book of Leviticus is not about history, being primarily a book of laws and codes relating to sacrifices, the Levite priesthood and ritual purity. It does not actually mention its author and, apart from the brief references to Moses, there is no context provided for the material contained. Leviticus could as readily have been written any time in Jewish history up to the post-Exilic period. In fact, modern biblical scholars say Leviticus was largely written by an anonymous source now known as the Priestly Source, writing during or shortly after the Babylonian Exile and therefore nearly a thousand years after the time of Moses.