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Old Testament · Minor prophets

Obadiah

The shortest book in the Old Testament: a single-chapter oracle.

Book 31 of 66 · 1 chapter · 21 verses

Chapters

Reading a whole book

Chapter and verse numbers were added centuries after these texts were written, and they occasionally fall in awkward places. If a chapter seems to begin mid-thought, it may well be doing exactly that — reading the end of the previous chapter usually resolves it.