Sequence of The Books
As explained in the Contents section above, this is different from most modern Hebrew bibles:
The Torah:
- 1. Genesis
- 2. Exodus
- 3. Leviticus
- 4. Numbers
- 5. Deuteronomy
The Nevi'im:
- 6. Joshua
- 7. Judges
- 8. Samuel (I & II)
- 9. Kings (I & II)
- 10. Isaiah
- 11. Jeremiah
- 12. Ezekiel
- 13. The Twelve Prophets
- a. Hosea
- b. Joel
- c. Amos
- d. Obadiah
- e. Jonah
- f. Micah
- g. Nahum
- h. Habakkuk
- i. Zephaniah
- j. Haggai
- k. Zechariah
- l. Malachi
The Ketuvim
- 14. Chronicles (I & II)
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- The "Sifrei Emet," "Books of Truth":
- 15. Psalms
- 16. Job
- 17. Proverbs
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- The "Five Megilot" or "Five Scrolls":
- 18. Ruth
- 19. Song of Songs
- 20. Ecclesiastes
- 21. Lamentations
- 22. Esther
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- The rest of the "Writings":
- 23. Daniel
- 24. Ezra-Nehemiah
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