Bible Books

History of The Book of Ezra

The Hebrew traditions treated the books of Ezra and Nehemiah is one book, although they were probably separated in the Bible. The book of Ezra bears the name of an individual who was a descendent of the priest Hilkiah who had helped initiate reforms in the time of Josiah (2 Kings 22:8). Ezra returned from the Babylonian captivity in 457 BC whi...

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Author of The Book of Nehemiah

Author - Nehemiah (Ezra and Nehemiah were treated as one book in Jewish Tradition)....

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Hebrew Name and Meaning of the Book of Esther

Hebrew Name - Ester "concealed"...

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Outline of The Book of Job

Quick Overview of Job. – –1-2– –The historical background of Job – – 3-31 – – Job's dialogue with his three friends – – 32- 37 – – the speeches of Elihu – – 38-41 – – God intervenes and gives His speech– – 42 – – the conclusion of this matter...

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Outline of The Book of 2 Kings

Quick Overview of 1 Kings. – –1-11 – –The peaceful and prosperous reign of King Solomon, the idolatry of King Solomon, the death of King Solomon.– – 12-22 – – The division of the people of Israel into two kingdoms, The Kingdom of Judah and the Kingdom of Israel....

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Author of The Book of Kings

Author - Jeremiah (According to Tradition). According to Hebrew tradition Jeremiah was the author, and wrote shortly after the events have taken place....

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Outline of the Book of 2 Chronicles

Quick Overview of 2 Chronicles. – – 2 Chronicles 1-9 – – the reign of King Solomon (in connection with the book of Kings). – – 10-36 – – the history of various kings in the kingdom of Judah from the division of the kingdom to the Babylonian captivity (in connection with the second book of Kings)....

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Author of the Book of Chronicles

Author - Ezra (According to Tradition). Hebrew tradition credits Ezra has the author of the books of Chronicles, in the beginning of the books trace the genealogical records all the way back to Adam which took place in approximately 4004 BC....

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Outline of The Book of 1 Kings

Quick Overview of 1 Kings. – –1-11 – –The peaceful and prosperous reign of King Solomon, the idolatry of King Solomon, the death of King Solomon.– – 12-22 – – The division of the people of Israel into two kingdoms, The Kingdom of Judah and the Kingdom of Israel....

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Date of The Book of Kings

Date - From 1015-562 BC Approximately. It is difficult to give a precise chronology of the books of Kings. According to Hebrew tradition Jeremiah was the author, and wrote shortly after the events have taken place. The Books of Chronicles record the events of the same time period from a different perspective....

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