Gevil or Gewil (Hebrew: גוויל‎‎) is animal hide that has been prepared as a writing material in Jewish scribal documents, in particular a Sefer Torah (Torah scroll). According to most views of Jewish Law, a sefer Torah (scroll) should be written on gevil as was done by Moses for the original Torah scroll he transcribed. Further, a reading of the earliest extant manuscripts of the Mishneh Torah indicate that gevil was halakha derived from Moses and thus required for Torah scrolls.