Book 18 of 66 · Old Testament · Poetry
Job
Job is the 18th book of the Bible and the 18th of the 39 books of the Old Testament. It belongs to the Poetry section (Wisdom) and has 42 chapters.
- Book number
- 18 of 66
- Testament
- Old Testament (18 of 39)
- Section
- Poetry
- Group
- Wisdom
- Chapters
- 42
- Abbreviation
- Job
- Comes after
- Esther
- Comes before
- Psalms
About Job
Job is a poem about suffering: a righteous man loses everything, argues with three friends about why, and is finally answered by God out of the storm.
Where is Job in the Bible?
Open a Bible near the front: Job is book 18 of 66, right after Esther and just before Psalms. In the Old Testament it is number 18 of 39, in the Poetry section (also called the Wisdom books).
Practise Job
- Find Job in Book Hunt — tap it on a shelf of all 66 spines before the timer runs out.
- What number is Job? Book Number Blitz — drill book numbers 1 to 66 against the clock.
- Is Job canon? Canon or Not — tell the real 66 from apocryphal and invented titles.
- Old or New? Testament Toss-Up — sort each book into its testament as fast as you can.
- Shelve Poetry in Order the Books — learn Job's neighbours by placing the whole section in order.
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