Old Testament Fact File

Historical (47% of the Old Testament)

• Genesis - 50 chapters, Moses
• Exodus - 40 chapters, Moses
• Leviticus - 27 chapters, Moses
• Numbers - 36 chapters, Moses
• Deuteronomy - 34 chapters, Moses
• Joshua - 24 chapters, author not identified
• Judges - 21 chapters, author not identified
• Ruth - 4 chapters, author not identified
• 1 Samuel - 31 chapters, author not identified
• 2 Samuel - 24 chapters, author not identified
• 1 Kings - 22 chapters, author not identified
• 2 Kings - 25 chapters, author not identified
• 1 Chronicles - 29 chapters, author not identified, possibly Ezra
• 2 Chronicles - 36 chapters, author not identified, possibly Ezra
• Ezra - 10 chapters, Ezra
• Nehemiah - 13 chapters, author not identified, possibly Nehemiah or Ezra
• Esther - 10 chapters, author not identified

Poetic (22% of the Old Testament)

• Job - 42 chapters, author not identified
• Psalms - 150 chapters, various authors including David, Asaph, Solomon, the sons of Korah, and Ethan
• Proverbs - 31 chapters, at least partly by Solomon
• Ecclesiastes - 12 chapters, Solomon
• Song Of Songs - 8 chapters, Solomon

Prophetic (31% of the Old Testament)

• Isaiah - 66 chapters, Isaiah
• Jeremiah - 52 chapters, Jeremiah
• Lamentations - 5 chapters, Jeremiah
• Ezekiel - 48 chapters, Ezekiel
• Daniel - 12 chapters, Daniel
• Hosea - 14 chapters, Hosea
• Joel - 3 chapters, Joel
• Amos - 9 chapters, Amos
• Obadiah - 1 chapter, Obadiah
• Jonah - 4 chapters, Jonah
• Micah - 7 chapters, Micah
• Nahum - 3 chapters, Nahum
• Habakkuk - 3 chapters, Habakkuk
• Zephaniah - 3 chapters, Zephaniah
• Haggai - 2 chapters, Haggai
• Zechariah - 14 chapters, Zechariah
• Malachi - 4 chapters, Malachi

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