The Hebrew Bible

26 Jun 2026 - Quotes

The Hebrew Bible

Torah (Instruction):

• Genesis
• Exodus
• Leviticus
• Numbers
• Deuteronomy

Nevi’im (Prophets):

Former:

• Joshua
• Judges
• Samuel
• Kings

Latter:

• Isaiah
• Jeremiah
• Ezekiel

Minor:

• Hosea
• Joel
• Amos
• Obadiah
• Jonah
• Micah
• Nahum
• Habakkuk
• Zephaniah
• Haggai
• Zechariah
• Malachi

Ketuvim (Writings):

Poetic:

• Psalms
• Proverbs
• Job

Five Megillot (Scrolls):

• Song of Songs
• Ruth
• Lamentations
• Ecclesiastes
• Esther

Historical:

• Daniel
• Ezra-Nehemiah
• Chronicles

“The Torah is God’s word to human beings. Nevi’im represents God’s word through human beings. Ketuvim are the words of human beings inspired by ruah hakodesh, the ‘holy spirit’, to God.”

Quote taken from p. 66 of Covenant & Conversation - Numbers: The Wilderness Years (2017), by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. Buy here