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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