Nevi'im


 
 

Nevi'im or Prophets is the second of the three major sections in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible).

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Nevi'im is traditionally divided into two parts:

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  • First Prophets or Nevi'im Rishonim which contains the narrative books of Joshua through Kings.
  • Latter Prophets or Nevi'im Aharonim , containing prophecies mostly in the form of biblical poetry.
  • In the Jewish tradition, Samuel and Kings are counted as one book each. In addition, twelve relatively short prophetic books are counted as one; this collection of small books is called Trei Asar or "The Twelve Minor Prophets." ("Minor Prophets" refers to the length of the books, not their importance.) The Jewish tradition thus counts a total of eight books in Nevi'im (out of a total of 24 books in the entire Tanakh):


     

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~ Table of Content ~

Introduction
Contents
First Prophets
Latter Prophets
Liturgical Use: The Haftarah
The Targum to Nevi'im
See also
 
FR: Prophètes


 

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