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Nevi'im

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Also known as Nevim

The '''''' (; ) is the second major division of the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible), lying between the first division, the () and the third division, (). The Nevi'im are divided into two groups. The Former Prophets ( ) consists of the narrative books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings; while the Latter Prophets ( ) include the books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Twelve Minor Prophets.

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Contents
  • Synopsis
  • Former Prophets
  • Joshua
  • Judges
  • Samuel
  • Kings
  • Latter Prophets
  • Isaiah
  • Jeremiah
  • Ezekiel
  • The Twelve
  • Liturgical use
  • Cantillation
  • Extraliturgical public reading
  • Aramaic translation
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References

The '''''' (; ) is the second major division of the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible), lying between the first division, the () and the third division, (). The Nevi'im are divided into two groups. The Former Prophets ( ) consists of the narrative books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings; while the Latter Prophets ( ) include the books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Twelve Minor Prophets.

== Synopsis == The Jewish tradition counts eight books in ''Nevi'im out of twenty-four books in the Hebrew Bible. There are four books of the Former Prophets, including Joshua and Judges, and the collected Books of Samuel and Books of Kings are each counted as one book. Among the four books of the Latter Prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel account for three books, followed by the "Twelve" (: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi), which is counted as a single book.

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