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NEBI'IM

The prophets or prophetical books of the Old Testament, as distinct from the Torah, or Law (Pentateuch), and the Ketubim, or hagiography. The Nebi'im are commonly divided into the early prophets (from Joshua to II Kings) and the later prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, and the twelve Minor Prophets.