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39 Books · 929 Chapters · 23,213 verses

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TORAH

01BERESHITIn the beginning (its first word)50 chapters 02SHEMOTNames (from “These are the names…”)40 chapters 03VAYIKRAAnd He called27 chapters 04BEMIDBARIn the wilderness36 chapters 05DEVARIMWords34 chapters

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KETUVIM

19TEHILIMPraises150 chapters 20MISHLEIProverbs (of Shelomoh)31 chapters 18IYOVMeaning uncertain42 chapters 22SHIR HASHIRIMThe Song of Songs8 chapters 08RUTMeaning debated; “companion, friendship” has been proposed4 chapters 25EIKHAHHow! (its first word)5 chapters 21KOHELETThe one who gathers12 chapters 17ESTERMeaning debated; perhaps from Persian, “star”10 chapters 27DANIELEL is my judge12 chapters 15EZRAHelp10 chapters 16NECHEMYAHYHVH has comforted13 chapters 13DIVREI HAYAMIM ALEFThe words of the days29 chapters 14DIVREI HAYAMIM BETThe words of the days36 chapters

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Bereshit 7–8 · Masoretic Text
THE ACCOUNT OF THE FLOOD
Verified from the dates of the account itself · Bereshit 7–8 · Masoretic Text The five books of the Torah · Leningrad Codex
THE TORAH POINTS TO THE NAME
Equidistant letter sequence (ELS) pattern in the five books of the Torah · Leningrad Codex