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== Books in the Old Testament ==
===The Torah, or "Books of Moses"===
#[[Book of Genesis|Genesis]] (50 Chapters)
#[[Book of Exodus|Exodus]] (40 Chapters)
#[[Leviticus]] (27 Chapters)
# [[Book of Numbers|Numbers]] (36 Chapters)
#[[Deuteronomy]] (34 Chapters)
 
===Historical books===
#[[Book of Joshua|Joshua]] (24 Chapters)
#[[Book of Judges|Judges]] (21 Chapters)
# [[Book of Ruth|Ruth]] (4 chapters)
# [[Book of 1 Samuel|1 Samuel]] (31 Chapters)
# [[BookBooks of 2 Samuel|2 Samuel]] (24 Chapters)
# [[BookBooks of 1 Kings|1 Kings]] (22 Chapters)
# [[BookBooks of 2 Kings|2 Kings]] (25 Chapters)
# [[BookBooks of 1 Chronicles|1 Chronicles]] (29 Chapters)
# [[BookBooks of 2 Chronicles|2 Chronicles]] (36 Chapters)
# [[Book of Ezra|Ezra]] (10 Chapters){{efn|name=a|In Eastern Orthodoxy, the Book of Ezra called 2 Esdras. The Book of Nehemiah is also a part of 2 Esdras. Eastern Orthodox bibles also have a book called [[1 Esdras]]. Protestant and Catholic bibles do not have this book.}}
# [[Book of Nehemiah|Nehemiah]] (13 Chapters){{efn|name=a}}
#[[Book of Tobit|Tobit]] (14 Chapters){{efn|name=b|This book is not in Protestant Bibles.}}
#[[Book of Judith|Judith]] (16 Chapters){{efn|name=c|This book is not in Protestant Bibles.}}
#[[Book of Esther|Esther]] (10 Chapters)
 
#[[1 Maccabees|1 Maccabees]] (16 Chapters){{efn|name=d|This book is only in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles.}}
===Wisdom books===
#[[2 Maccabees|2 Maccabees]] (15 Chapters){{efn|name=e|This book is only in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles, not Protestant.}}
#[[The Book of Job|Job]] (42 Chapters)
#[[Psalms]] (150 Chapters)
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#[[Ecclesiastes]] (12 Chapters)
#[[Song of Songs|Song of Solomon]] (8 Chapters)
 
#[[Book of Wisdom|Wisdom of Solomon]] (19 Chapters){{efn|name=f|This book is not in Protestant Bibles. This book is also called Book of Wisdom}}
===Major prophets===
#[[Sirach|Sirach]] (51 Chapters) {{efn|name=g|This book is not in Protestant Bibles. This book is also called Ecclesiasticus}}
#[[Book of Isaiah|Isaiah]] (66 Chapters)
#[[Book of Jeremiah|Jeremiah]] (52 Chapters)
#[[Book of Lamentations|Lamentations]] (5 Chapters)
#[[Book of Baruch|Baruch]] (6 Chapters){{efn|name=h|This book is not in Protestant Bibles.}}
#[[Book of Ezekiel|Ezekiel]] (48 Chapters)
#[[Book of Daniel|Daniel]] (12 Chapters){{efn|name=i|This book has 14 chapters in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles.}}
 
===Minor prophets===
#[[Book of Hosea|Hosea]] (14 Chapters)
#[[Book of Joel|Joel]] (3 Chapters)