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1810:
1808:
1804:
1803:
1801:
1800:
1795:
1793:Rose of Sharon
1790:
1785:
1779:
1777:
1773:
1772:
1770:
1769:
1767:Queen of Sheba
1764:
1759:
1754:
1749:
1743:
1741:
1737:
1736:
1734:
1733:
1728:
1723:
1718:
1713:
1708:
1703:
1698:
1693:
1688:
1683:
1678:
1673:
1667:
1665:
1661:
1660:
1658:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1616:
1614:
1605:
1604:
1597:
1596:
1589:
1582:
1574:
1568:
1567:
1561:
1546:
1543:
1540:
1539:
1532:
1511:
1492:
1475:
1458:
1443:
1425:
1404:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1397:
1396:
1389:
1386:
1359:
1356:
1343:
1340:
1308:
1305:
1291:Book of Esther
1286:
1283:
1262:
1259:
1233:
1230:
1203:
1200:
1179:Passover Seder
1171:Mizrahi Jewish
1159:Shir ha-Shirim
1143:
1140:
1111:
1110:Liturgical use
1108:
1091:
1088:
1072:Book of Esther
1009:
1008:
1006:
1005:
998:
991:
983:
980:
979:
973:
972:
969:
968:
963:
962:
961:
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
927:
926:
920:
919:
918:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
879:
878:
874:
873:
872:
871:
866:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
817:
810:
809:
806:
805:
800:
799:
798:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
734:
733:
731:Minor prophets
727:
726:
725:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
696:
695:
693:Major prophets
687:
680:
679:
676:
675:
671:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
644:
643:
636:
635:
632:
631:
627:
626:
621:
616:
611:
609:1–2 Chronicles
606:
601:
596:
591:
586:
580:
579:
572:
571:
568:
567:
563:
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
536:
535:
528:
527:
520:
519:
517:(Christianity)
510:
509:
506:
505:
500:
499:
496:
495:
494:Divre Hayyamim
492:
486:
485:
482:
476:
475:
472:
462:
461:
457:
456:
453:
452:
449:
443:
442:
439:
433:
432:
429:
423:
422:
419:
413:
412:
409:
399:
398:
386:
385:
382:
381:
378:
372:
371:
368:
362:
361:
358:
348:
347:
341:
328:
327:
324:
323:
318:
317:
315:
314:
309:
304:
299:
294:
289:
284:
279:
274:
269:
264:
259:
253:
250:
249:
243:
242:
239:
238:
235:
229:
228:
225:
219:
218:
215:
205:
204:
198:
197:
194:
193:
190:
184:
183:
180:
174:
173:
170:
164:
163:
160:
150:
149:
141:
128:
127:
124:
123:
118:
117:
114:
108:
107:
104:
98:
97:
94:
88:
87:
84:
78:
77:
74:
66:
53:
52:
45:
44:
35:
34:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3380:
3369:
3366:
3365:
3363:
3350:
3345:
3339:
3336:
3334:
3328:
3326:
3320:
3318:
3315:
3314:
3312:
3308:
3302:
3296:
3294:
3288:
3286:
3280:
3278:
3272:
3270:
3264:
3262:
3261:Five Megillot
3259:
3257:
3254:
3253:
3251:
3247:
3241:
3238:
3236:
3233:
3231:
3228:
3226:
3223:
3222:
3220:
3218:
3214:
3209:
3199:
3196:
3194:
3191:
3190:
3188:
3184:
3179:
3175:
3167:
3162:
3160:
3155:
3153:
3148:
3147:
3144:
3132:
3129:
3128:
3126:
3122:
3116:
3113:
3111:
3108:
3106:
3103:
3102:
3100:
3096:
3090:
3087:
3085:
3082:
3080:
3077:
3075:
3072:
3070:
3069:Five Megillot
3067:
3065:
3064:Esther Rabbah
3062:
3061:
3059:
3055:
3049:
3046:
3044:
3041:
3039:
3036:
3035:
3033:
3029:
3023:
3020:
3018:
3015:
3013:
3010:
3008:
3005:
3003:
3000:
2998:
2995:
2993:
2990:
2988:
2985:
2983:
2980:
2978:
2975:
2974:
2972:
2968:
2962:
2959:
2957:
2954:
2952:
2949:
2947:
2944:
2943:
2941:
2937:
2931:
2928:
2926:
2923:
2921:
2918:
2916:
2913:
2911:
2908:
2906:
2903:
2901:
2898:
2896:
2893:
2891:
2888:
2886:
2883:
2882:
2880:
2878:
2875:
2871:
2867:
2860:
2855:
2853:
2848:
2846:
2841:
2840:
2837:
2825:
2822:
2820:
2817:
2815:
2812:
2810:
2807:
2805:
2804:Latin Vulgate
2802:
2800:
2797:
2795:
2792:
2791:
2789:
2785:
2779:
2776:
2774:
2773:Five Megillot
2771:
2769:
2766:
2765:
2763:
2759:
2753:
2750:
2748:
2745:
2743:
2740:
2738:
2735:
2734:
2732:
2728:
2722:
2719:
2717:
2714:
2713:
2711:
2707:
2701:
2698:
2697:
2695:
2691:
2681:
2678:
2676:
2673:
2671:
2668:
2666:
2663:
2661:
2658:
2656:
2653:
2651:
2648:
2646:
2643:
2641:
2638:
2636:
2633:
2631:
2628:
2626:
2623:
2622:
2620:
2618:
2614:
2611:
2609:
2605:
2601:
2594:
2589:
2587:
2582:
2580:
2575:
2574:
2571:
2556:
2552:
2549:
2546:
2542:
2538:
2532:
2528:
2525:
2520:
2510:
2508:
2503:
2498:
2496:
2486:
2485:
2483:
2480:
2476:
2468:
2464:
2461:←
2460:
2459:
2454:
2448:
2445:
2443:
2440:
2438:
2435:
2433:
2430:
2428:
2427:Latin Vulgate
2425:
2423:
2420:
2418:
2415:
2414:
2412:
2408:
2402:
2399:
2398:
2396:
2392:
2386:
2383:
2382:
2380:
2376:
2370:
2367:
2365:
2362:
2361:
2359:
2355:
2349:
2346:
2344:
2341:
2340:
2338:
2334:
2328:
2325:
2323:
2320:
2319:
2317:
2313:
2309:
2302:
2297:
2295:
2290:
2288:
2283:
2282:
2279:
2267:
2264:
2262:
2259:
2257:
2254:
2252:
2249:
2247:
2246:Latin Vulgate
2244:
2242:
2239:
2237:
2234:
2233:
2231:
2227:
2221:
2218:
2216:
2213:
2212:
2210:
2206:
2199:
2198:
2194:
2191:
2190:
2186:
2183:
2182:
2178:
2175:
2174:
2170:
2166:
2165:
2163:
2159:
2152:
2148:
2145:
2143:
2140:
2138:
2135:
2134:
2132:
2128:
2122:
2119:
2117:
2114:
2112:
2109:
2107:
2104:
2102:
2099:
2097:
2094:
2092:
2089:
2087:
2084:
2082:
2079:
2077:
2074:
2072:
2069:
2067:
2064:
2062:
2059:
2057:
2054:
2052:
2049:
2047:
2044:
2042:
2039:
2037:
2034:
2032:
2029:
2027:
2024:
2023:
2021:
2017:
2011:
2008:
2006:
2002:
1999:
1998:
1996:
1992:
1988:
1981:
1976:
1974:
1969:
1967:
1962:
1961:
1958:
1946:
1943:
1941:
1938:
1936:
1933:
1931:
1928:
1926:
1923:
1921:
1918:
1917:
1915:
1911:
1905:
1902:
1900:
1897:
1895:
1892:
1890:
1887:
1885:
1882:
1881:
1879:
1875:
1869:
1867:
1866:Song of Songs
1863:
1861:
1860:
1856:
1854:
1852:
1848:
1847:
1845:
1841:
1835:
1832:
1830:
1829:Five Megillot
1827:
1825:
1822:
1820:
1817:
1815:
1812:
1811:
1809:
1805:
1799:
1796:
1794:
1791:
1789:
1786:
1784:
1781:
1780:
1778:
1774:
1768:
1765:
1763:
1760:
1758:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1748:
1745:
1744:
1742:
1738:
1732:
1729:
1727:
1724:
1722:
1719:
1717:
1714:
1712:
1709:
1707:
1704:
1702:
1699:
1697:
1694:
1692:
1689:
1687:
1684:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1672:
1669:
1668:
1666:
1662:
1656:
1653:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1617:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1606:
1602:
1601:Song of Songs
1595:
1590:
1588:
1583:
1581:
1576:
1575:
1572:
1564:
1558:
1554:
1549:
1548:
1535:
1533:0-8028-0660-0
1529:
1525:
1521:
1515:
1506:
1502:
1496:
1488:
1482:
1480:
1471:
1465:
1463:
1454:
1447:
1439:
1432:
1430:
1421:
1420:
1415:
1409:
1405:
1395:
1392:
1391:
1385:
1383:
1379:
1375:
1371:
1369:
1365:
1355:
1353:
1349:
1339:
1337:
1333:
1329:
1324:
1322:
1318:
1314:
1304:
1302:
1292:
1282:
1280:
1276:
1267:
1258:
1256:
1252:
1248:
1239:
1229:
1227:
1226:
1221:
1220:
1209:
1199:
1197:
1193:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1180:
1176:
1172:
1168:
1164:
1160:
1153:
1149:
1148:Song of Songs
1142:Song of Songs
1139:
1137:
1133:
1129:
1121:
1116:
1107:
1105:
1104:
1099:
1098:
1097:Midrash Rabba
1084:
1079:
1075:
1073:
1069:
1065:
1061:
1057:
1056:Song of Songs
1053:
1049:
1045:
1041:
1037:
1032:
1024:
1020:
1019:Five Megillot
1016:
1004:
999:
997:
992:
990:
985:
984:
982:
981:
978:
975:
974:
959:
958:Broader canon
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
930:
929:
928:
925:
922:
921:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
882:
881:
880:
877:Orthodox only
876:
875:
870:
867:
865:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
822:
821:
820:
814:
808:
807:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
737:
736:
735:
732:
729:
728:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
699:
698:
697:
694:
691:
690:
684:
678:
677:
669:
668:Song of Songs
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
645:
640:
634:
633:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
581:
576:
570:
569:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
537:
532:
526:
525:
522:
521:
515:
514:Old Testament
512:
511:
493:
491:
487:
483:
481:
480:Ezra–Nehemiah
477:
473:
471:
467:
464:
463:
459:
458:
450:
448:
444:
440:
438:
434:
430:
428:
424:
420:
418:
414:
411:Shir Hashirim
410:
408:
407:Song of Songs
404:
401:
400:
397:
393:
388:
387:
379:
377:
373:
369:
367:
363:
359:
357:
353:
350:
349:
345:
344:
339:
333:
326:
325:
313:
310:
308:
305:
303:
300:
298:
295:
293:
290:
288:
285:
283:
280:
278:
275:
273:
270:
268:
265:
263:
260:
258:
255:
254:
252:
251:
248:
245:
244:
236:
234:
230:
226:
224:
220:
216:
214:
210:
207:
206:
203:
200:
199:
191:
189:
185:
181:
179:
175:
171:
169:
165:
161:
159:
155:
152:
151:
148:
145:
144:
139:
133:
126:
125:
115:
113:
109:
105:
103:
99:
95:
93:
89:
85:
83:
79:
75:
73:
69:
64:
62:(Instruction)
58:
51:
50:
47:
46:
40:
37:
36:
32:
28:
27:
22:
3300:(guide text)
3260:
3079:Targum Sheni
3068:
2794:Hebrew Bible
2778:Poetic Books
2772:
2600:Ecclesiastes
2555:Hebrew Bible
2535:
2479:Hebrew Bible
2475:Book of Ruth
2417:Hebrew Bible
2378:Translations
2236:Hebrew Bible
2195:
2187:
2179:
2172:
2168:
1987:Book of Ruth
1920:Hebrew Bible
1865:
1857:
1850:
1834:Poetic Books
1828:
1716:Mount Hermon
1552:
1523:
1514:
1504:
1495:
1446:
1437:
1417:
1408:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1363:
1361:
1345:
1342:Cantillation
1327:
1325:
1320:
1313:cantillation
1310:
1288:
1274:
1266:Ecclesiastes
1264:
1261:Ecclesiastes
1250:
1246:
1235:
1232:Lamentations
1223:
1217:
1208:Book of Ruth
1205:
1189:
1186:Italian Jews
1183:
1158:
1145:
1127:
1125:
1119:
1101:
1095:
1093:
1068:Ecclesiastes
1060:Book of Ruth
1052:Hebrew Bible
1039:
1035:
1018:
1015:Five Scrolls
1014:
1012:
977:Bible portal
862: /
712:Lamentations
663:Ecclesiastes
437:Ecclesiastes
427:Lamentations
391:
389:
331:
131:
56:
39:Hebrew Bible
3284:(doorposts)
3256:Sefer Torah
3240:Ktav Ashuri
3105:Papyrus 967
3098:Manuscripts
2215:Ruth Rabbah
1877:Manuscripts
1851:The Beloved
1783:Ivory tower
1501:Rosten, Leo
1083:micrography
910:4 Maccabees
905:3 Maccabees
845:2 Maccabees
840:1 Maccabees
560:Deuteronomy
112:Deuteronomy
3225:Duchsustus
2799:Septuagint
2531:Protestant
2422:Septuagint
2241:Septuagint
1925:Septuagint
1868:(Tschirch)
1853:(Rossetti)
1414:"Megillah"
1400:References
1358:Other uses
1317:Vilna Gaon
1255:Tisha B'Av
1169:. In most
1163:Ashkenazim
1156:שיר השירים
1027:חמש מגילות
599:1–2 Samuel
575:Historical
531:Pentateuch
490:Chronicles
460:Historical
337:(Writings)
137:(Prophets)
3292:(amulets)
3290:Tefillin
3249:Documents
3217:Ktav Stam
2982:Ahasuerus
2700:Jerusalem
2322:Jerusalem
2184:(cantata)
2041:Elimelech
2026:Amminadab
2001:Bethlehem
1757:Shulamite
1747:Amminadib
1696:Jerusalem
1362:The term
1336:Sephardic
1323:as well.
1132:synagogue
900:Psalm 151
790:Zechariah
780:Zephaniah
683:Prophetic
604:1–2 Kings
550:Leviticus
395:(Scrolls)
307:Zechariah
297:Zephaniah
237:Yekhezqel
227:Yirmeyahu
217:Yeshayahu
92:Leviticus
42:(Judaism)
3362:Category
3324:(serifs)
3282:Mezuzot
3266:Ketubot
3057:Analysis
3012:Mordecai
2946:Ethiopia
2885:Esther 1
2877:chapters
2761:Analysis
2737:Qoheleth
2617:Chapters
2541:Catholic
2394:Analysis
2364:Acrostic
2208:See also
1807:Analysis
1676:Damascus
1612:chapters
1522:(1992),
1503:(1968),
1388:See also
1384:. p.21.
1368:megillah
1364:megillah
1328:megillot
1321:megillot
1196:Passover
1167:Passover
1128:megillot
1120:megillot
1070:and the
953:Josippon
938:Jubilees
890:2 Esdras
885:1 Esdras
775:Habakkuk
707:Jeremiah
658:Proverbs
619:Nehemiah
474:Daniyyel
392:Megillot
366:Proverbs
360:Tehillim
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