The Hebrew Bible is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures and is the textual source for the

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

Old Testament The Old Testament (often abbreviated OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew writings by the Israelites. The ...

. In addition to religious instruction, the collection chronicles a series of events that explain the origins and travels of the Hebrew peoples in the ancient Near East. The historicity of the collection of scriptures is a source of ongoing debate. The events of the Hebrew Bible can be subdivided into 3 main sections: the Torah (instruction), the Nevi'im (prophets), and the Ketuvim (writings). The events listed in the Torah start with the creation of the universe and conclude with transfer of authority from Moses to Joshua and the death of

Moses Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important pro ...

. The Nevi'im is authored by leading

Hebrew prophets Nevi'im (; he, נְבִיאִים ''Nəvīʾīm'', Tiberian: ''Năḇīʾīm,'' "Prophets", literally "spokespersons") is the second major division of the Hebrew Bible (the ''Tanakh''), lying between the Torah (instruction) and Ketuvim (wri ...

from the time Joshua leads the Hebrew people into Canaan until some time after the return of Hebrew remnant from

Babylonian exile The Babylonian captivity or Babylonian exile is the period in Jewish history during which a large number of Judeans from the ancient Kingdom of Judah were captives in Babylon, the capital city of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, following their defeat ...

. In addition to recorded significant contemporary military and political events, many future events are predicted. The Ketuvim recounts events over the same timeline as the Nevi'im, but from the point of view of secular leaders and lesser prophets.

Torah

Genesis Genesis may refer to: Bible * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book o ...

Genesis creation narrative The Genesis creation narrative is the creation myth of both Judaism and Christianity. The narrative is made up of two stories, roughly equivalent to the first two chapters of the Book of Genesis. In the first, Elohim (the Hebrew generic word ...

* Adam and Eve * Fall of man *

Cain and Abel In the biblical Book of Genesis, Cain ''Qayīn'', in pausa ''Qāyīn''; gr, Κάϊν ''Káïn''; ar, قابيل/قايين, Qābīl / Qāyīn and Abel ''Heḇel'', in pausa ''Hāḇel''; gr, Ἅβελ ''Hábel''; ar, هابيل, Hāb� ...

Generations of Adam "Generations of Adam" is a genealogical concept recorded in in the Hebrew Bible. It is typically taken as the name of Adam's line of descent going through Seth. Another view equates the generations of Adam with material about a second line of ...

Nephilim The Nephilim (; ''Nəfīlīm'') are mysterious beings or people in the Hebrew Bible who are large and strong. The word ''Nephilim'' is loosely translated as ''giants'' in some translations of the Hebrew Bible, but left untranslated in others. ...

Genesis flood narrative The Genesis flood narrative (chapters 6–9 of the Book of Genesis) is the Hebrew version of the universal flood myth. It tells of God's decision to return the universe to its pre- creation state of watery chaos and remake it through the micro ...

Noah's Covenant The Hebrew Bible makes reference to a number of covenants ( he, בְּרִיתוֹת) with God ( YHWH). These include the Noahic Covenant (in Genesis), which is between God and all living creatures, as well as a number of more specific covenant ...

* Curse of Ham * Generations of Noah * Tower of Babel * Abram's migration *

A wife confused for a sister A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''ae ...

(featuring Abraham, Sarah, and Pharaoh, as characters) *

Abraham and Lot's conflict Abraham and Lot's conflict ( he, מריבת רועי אברהם ורועי לוט, ''Merivat Roey Avraham Ve'Roey Lot'') is an event in the Book of Genesis, in the weekly Torah portion, Lech-Lecha, that depicts the separation of Abraham and Lot, as ...

* Chedorlaomer * Abraham and Melchizedek * Covenant of the pieces * Hagar * The first circumcision *

Sodom and Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah () were two legendary biblical cities destroyed by God for their wickedness. Their story parallels the Genesis flood narrative in its theme of God's anger provoked by man's sin (see Genesis 19:1–28). They are mentioned frequ ...

* Lot's drunkenness * Cave of the Patriarchs *

(featuring Abraham, Sarah, and Abimelech, as characters) * Keturah's sons * Isaac and

Rebecca Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical ...

* Binding of Isaac *

(featuring Isaac, Rebekah, and Abimelech, as characters) *

Jacob and Esau The biblical Book of Genesis speaks of the relationship between fraternal twins Jacob and Esau, sons of Isaac and Rebecca. The story focuses on Esau's loss of his birthright to Jacob and the conflict that ensued between their descendant natio ...

* The blessing of Isaac * Jacob's Ladder * Jacob and Rachel/The sheep and the stone * Rachel and Leah * Jacob's children * Jacob's gifts to Esau * Jacob's reconciliation with Esau * Jacob wrestling with the angel *

Rape of Dinah In the Book of Genesis, Dinah (; ) was the seventh child and only daughter of Leah and Jacob, and one of the matriarchs of the Israelites. The episode of her violation by Shechem, son of a Canaanite or Hivite prince, and the subsequent vengean ...

* Joseph enslaved * Tamar and Judah *

Potiphar's wife Potiphar's wife is a figure in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran. She was the wife of Potiphar, the captain of Pharaoh's guard in the time of Jacob and his twelve sons. According to the Book of Genesis, she falsely accused Joseph of attempted ra ...

* Blessing of Jacob

Exodus

* The Finding of Moses * The Burning Bush *

Zipporah at the inn Zipporah at the inn is the name given to an episode alluded to in three verses of the Book of Exodus. This much-debated passage is one of the more perplexing conundrums of the Torah. Passage The verses in question are Exodus 4:24–26, the c ...

* Let my people go *

Bricks without straw ''Bricks without straw'' is a phrase that refers to a task which must be undertaken without appropriate resources. Biblical narrative In Exodus 5 ( Parshat Shemot in the Torah), Moses and Aaron meet with Pharaoh and deliver God's message, " Le ...

* With a strong hand and an outstretched arm * Aaron's rod becomes a serpent * The Plagues of Egypt * The Passover *

The Exodus The Exodus (Hebrew language, Hebrew: יציאת מצרים, ''Yeẓi’at Miẓrayim'': ) is the founding myth of the Israelites whose narrative is spread over four books of the Torah (or Pentateuch, corresponding to the first five books of the ...

* Passage of the Red Sea * The Song of the sea * Massah U-Meribah *

Amalek Amalek (; he, עֲמָלֵק, , ar, عماليق ) was a nation described in the Hebrew Bible as a staunch enemy of the Israelites. The name "Amalek" can refer to the nation's founder, a grandson of Esau; his descendants, the Amalekites; or the ...

Jethro Jethro is a male given name meaning "overflow". It is derived from the Hebrew word ''Yithrô''. People named Jethro * Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns (1920–1989), mandolin player in satirical country music duo Homer and Jethro * Jethro Franklin ...

* The Ten Commandments (first set) * The

Covenant Code The Covenant Code, or Book of the Covenant, is the name given by academics to a text appearing in the Torah, at Exodus -; or, more strictly, the term ''Covenant Code'' may be applied to Exodus 21:1–22:16. Biblically, the text is the second of t ...

The Golden Calf According to the Bible, the golden calf (עֵגֶל הַזָּהָב '' ‘ēgel hazzāhāv'') was an idol (a cult image) made by the Israelites when Moses went up to Mount Sinai. In Hebrew, the incident is known as ''ḥēṭə’ hā‘ēgel ...

* The Ten Commandments (second set) * Construction of the Tabernacle (Exodus 35-40)

Leviticus

* The Priestly Code * The Holiness Code * The Ordination of Aaron and His Sons * The Death of Nadab and Abihu
Leviticus 10:1-20
* A Blasphemer Stoned
Leviticus 24:10-23

Numbers

* Snow-white Miriam * The report of the spies * Aaron's rod sprouts and bears fruit * Waters of Meribah * Lifting up of the brass serpent ( Nehushtan) * Balaam and the Donkey * The

Heresy of Peor Numbers 31 is the 31st Chapters and verses of the Bible, chapter of the Book of Numbers, the fourth book of the Pentateuch (Torah), the central part of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), a sacred text in Judaism and Christianity. Scholars such as ...

* The War against the Midianites. * Machir, Reuben, and Gad, in Gilead and Jazeer

Deuteronomy Deuteronomy ( grc, Δευτερονόμιον, Deuteronómion, second law) is the fifth and last book of the Torah (in Judaism), where it is called (Hebrew: hbo, , Dəḇārīm, hewords Moses.html"_;"title="f_Moses">f_Moseslabel=none)_and_th ...

* Moses Begins to Retell Wilderness Stories
Deuteronomy 1-3
* The Deuteronomic Code * The Song of Moses
Deuteronomy 32
* The Blessing of Moses
Deuteronomy 33
* The Death of Moses
Deuteronomy 34

Nevi'im

Joshua

* Charge from God to Joshua. Joshua takes charge
Joshua 1:1-18
* Rahab and the Spies * The Fall of Jericho * The Sun Stands Still

Judges

Judges 1 Judges 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Judges, the seventh book of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament, a sacred text in Judaism and Christianity. With the exception of the first verse, scholars have long recognised and studied the parallels ...

: Israelite tribes attempt to conquer Canaanite cities * Israel Disobeys God, 2:1-23 Othniel * Othniel's Campaign as Judge
3:7-11
Ehud * Ehud gains the victory over Moabite King Eglonbr>3:12-30
Shamgar Deborah * Deborah,
4:1-24
* The Song of Deborah,
5:1-31
Gideon * The Lord Appears to

Gideon Gideon (; ) also named Jerubbaal and Jerubbesheth, was a military leader, judge and prophet whose calling and victory over the Midianites are recounted in of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. Gideon was the son of Joash, from the Abiez ...

, 6:1-40 * The Sign of the Fleece and Gideon's Three Hundred, 7:1-25 * Midian Subdued, 8:1-35 Abimelech * Abmilech, son of Gideon (Jerubbaal) made king at Shechem after destroying his own family
9:1-6
* Jotham, the lone survivor and brother, tells The Parable of the Trees. He speaks against Abimelech then flees
9:7-21
* Shechem betrays Abimelech. He attacks and destroys the city. * Abimelech captures the town of Thebez, but he is mortally wounded by a woman
9:22-57
Tola *Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. He judged Israel for twenty-three years
10:1,2
Jair Jephthah * Jephthah and His Vow, 11: 1-40 Ibzah 12:8-10 Elon 12:11, 12 Abdon 12:13-15 Samson * The Birth of Samson, 13:1-25 * Samson's Phlistine Wife, 14:1-20 * The Philistine's Defeated, 15: 1-20 * Samson and Delilah, 16:1-31 * The Death of Samson, 17:1-13 Other Stories * Micah's Idolatry, 18:1–31 * Levite's concubine, gang rape at Gibeah, 19:1–30 * Benjamite War: Battle of Gibeah, 20:1–48 * Abduction of the women of Jabesh Gilead and Shiloh, 21:1–25

1 & 2 Samuel

* Hannah and the Birth of Samuel * David and Goliath * David and Jonathan * David and

Bathsheba Bathsheba ( or ; he, בַּת־שֶׁבַע, ''Baṯ-šeḇaʿ'', Bat-Sheva or Batsheva, "daughter of Sheba" or "daughter of the oath") was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, according to the Hebrew Bible. She was the mother of ...

* Absalom's Conspiracy

1 & 2 Kings

The Wisdom of Solomon The Book of Wisdom, or the Wisdom of Solomon, is a Jewish work written in Greek and most likely composed in Alexandria, Egypt. Generally dated to the mid-first century BCE, the central theme of the work is "wisdom" itself, appearing under two p ...

* Solomon builds the Temple *

The Queen of Sheba The Queen of Sheba ( he, מַלְכַּת שְׁבָא‎, Malkaṯ Šəḇāʾ; ar, ملكة سبأ, Malikat Sabaʾ; gez, ንግሥተ ሳባ, Nəgśətä Saba) is a figure first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. In the original story, she brin ...

* Elijah on Mount Carmel * Elijah Taken up to Heaven * The Healing of Naaman * Hezekiah

Isaiah

Jeremiah

* Call of Jeremiah
1:1-10
* Jeremiah sees an almond rod then a boiling pot
1:11-19
* Jeremiah's message at the temple gate
7:1-34
* Jeremiah buys a linen waistband and puts it in the crevice of a rock near the Euphrates
13:1-11
* The LORD tells Jeremiah that he can't get married or have children
16:1-21
* Jeremiah stands at the city gate proclaiming the Sabbath's importanc
17:19-27
* Jeremiah visits the potter
18:1-23
* Jeremiah takes a potter's clay jar and some of the elders to the valley of Ben-hinnon
19:1-15
* Pashur, the chief officer in the house of the LORD, beats Jeremiah and puts him in stocks. Jeremiah's complains to God
20:1-18
* Zedekiah, Pashur, and Zephaniah ask Jeremiah if there is a positive message from the LORD. Jeremiah prophesies doom for them. He predicts the coming of the Branch.
21:1-23:40
* Jeremiah summarizes 23 years of prophetic ministry; lists the nations under judgment and predicts 70 years of captivity
25:1-38
* Jeremiah prophesies against the temple and the city. He is accused of a capital crime. His life is spared after discussion of precedence. Thanks to Ahikam the son of Shaphan
26:1-24
* Following the LORD's directive, Jeremiah puts himself in bonds and a yoke. He relates that the LORD has given Nebuchadnezzar the land until his time comes. Hananiah breaks Jeremiah's yoke and prophesies the opposite message
27:1-22
* The Exile

Ezekiel

Hosea

Hosea was a prophet who lived and prophesied just before the destruction of Israel in 722 BC. He preached to the northern kingdom. Throughout the book you will see that he refers to Israel and Ephraim. Ephraim was the largest tribe in Israel and sometimes the whole nation was referred to as Ephraim.

Joel

Amos

Obadiah

Jonah

Jonah and the Fish Jonah or Jonas, ''Yōnā'', "dove"; gr, Ἰωνᾶς ''Iōnâs''; ar, يونس ' or '; Latin: ''Ionas'' Ben (Hebrew), son of Amittai, is a prophet in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran, from Gath-hepher of the northern Kingdom of Israel (Samaria ...

Micah

Nahum

Habakkuk

Zephaniah

Haggai

Zechariah

Malachi

Ketuvim

Psalms

Proverbs

Job

Song of Songs

Ruth

* Boaz and Ruth

Lamentations

Ecclesiastes

Esther

* Esther and Mordechai

Daniel Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength" ...

* Nebuchadnezzar's Dream * Daniel in the lions' den * The Fiery Furnace *

The writing on the wall "The writing on the wall" is an idiomatic expression that suggests a portent of doom or misfortune, based on the story of Belshazzar's feast in the book of Daniel. The Writing on the Wall, The Writing's on the Wall or similar titles may also refer ...

Ezra/ Nehemiah

* The Return to Jerusalem * The Building of the Second Temple

Chronicles (I & II)

References

External links

Great Stories of the Bible
- an index of bible stories in the Hebrew Bible (

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