Book of Micah

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Old Testament and Tanakh

Jewish, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra (1 Esdras) Nehemiah (2 Esdras) Esther Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi

Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox Tobit Judith 1 Maccabees 2 Maccabees Wisdom (Wisdom of Solomon) Ben Sira (Ecclesiasticus) (Wisdom of Sirach) Baruch Letter of Jeremiah - Considered as part of Baruch in Roman Catholic Tradition Additions to Daniel Additions to Esther

Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox 1 Esdras (3 Esdras) 3 Maccabees 4 Maccabees Book of Odes (includes Prayer of Manasseh) Psalm 151

Russian and Oriental Orthodox 2 Esdras (4 Esdras)

Oriental Orthodox Jubilees Enoch

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Books of Nevi'im
First Prophets
1. Book of Joshua
2. Book of Judges
3. Books of Samuel
4. Books of Kings
Later Prophets
5. Book of Isaiah
6. Book of Jeremiah
7. Book of Ezekiel
8. Minor prophets Book of Hosea Book of Joel Book of Amos Book of Obadiah Book of Jonah Book of Micah Book of Nahum Book of Habakkuk Book of Zephaniah Book of Haggai Book of Zechariah Book of Malachi

Micah is one of the minor prophets, though this does not mean he was unimportant. Rather, the term "minor prophets" refers to the shorter books of the prophets. His purpose in writing was to show Judah that a necessary product of her covenant relationship to God was to be holiness and justice.

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Bible, World English, Micah

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