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The Old
Testament books of Joshua through Esther.
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There are twelve books in this part of the Old Testament: Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2
Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2
Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. These books were composed at different times and
places but have been arranged in a sequence that tells the story of God’s
people from the occupation of Canaan through the rise and fall of the northern
and southern kingdoms, and the return and rebuilding of Jerusalem in the
Persian period. |
