The Order of Hebrew Bible Books in Various Canons

Hebrew	Protestant	Roman Catholic *
Torah Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy	Law Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy	Pentateuch Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy
Prophets Former Joshua Judges Samuel (1 and 2) Kings (1 and 2) Latter Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel The Twelve Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi	History Joshua Judges Ruth 1 and 2 Samuel 1 and 2 Kings 1 and 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther	History Joshua Judges Ruth 1 and 2 Samuel 1 and 2 Kings 1 and 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Tobit Judith Esther 1 and 2 Maccabees
Writings Psalms Job Proverbs Ruth Song of Songs Qoholeth (Eccles.) Lamentations Esther Daniel Ezra-Nehemiah Chronicles (1 and 2)	Writings Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon	Wisdom Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon Wisdom of Solomon Ecclesiasticus (Sirach)
	Prophets Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi	Prophets Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Baruch Ezekiel Daniel (plus additions) Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi

* The order shown here for the Roman Catholic canon is the one most often used today. The order was based on the order of the books in the Vulgate, but there are other arrangements of books found in other editions of the Vulgate.

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