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This last book of Prophets (Nevi\u2019im) is an anthology of twelve books, which were grouped together allegedly in order to ensure that they would not get lost due to their relatively small size (Baba Batra 14b). For purposes of comparison, Ezekiel, the smallest of the three larger prophetic books, contains 1,273 verses. Obadiah, the smallest of the twelve, has only 21, and the entire anthology, just 1,050.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While it colloquially bears the Aramaic name <\/span>Trei Asar<\/span><\/em> (for twelve), there are a few Hebrew references to it in rabbinic literature as <\/span>Shneim Asar<\/span><\/em>. Its canonization (inclusion in the Bible) as an anthology occurred relatively early in the Second Temple period (i.e., prior to the Hasmonean dynasty) as attested to by the Book of Ben Sirach 49:10<\/span>: \u201c<\/span>Then, too, the Twelve Prophets\u2014may their bones flourish with new life where they lie\u2014they gave new strength to Jacob and saved him with steadfast hope.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The twelve prophets included herein span an era of about 300 years, from the decline of the northern kingdom of Samaria through the earliest years of the Second Temple. Among the earlier of these prophets were Hosea and Amos, who, along with Isaiah and Micah, prophesied at roughly the same time. Among the latest were Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. The order in which they are arranged within Trei Asar corresponds, overall, to their chronological order; however, since the time frames of several are either unknown or highly speculative (e.g., Joel and Obadiah), it is also possible that there are thematic links between adjacent books, such as Obadiah following Amos because of their mutual focus on Edom , and Jonah following Micah on account of a shared prophecy about Assyria.<\/span><\/p>\n

A curious halakhic consequence of the organization of Trei Asar<\/em> is that while reading a <\/span>haftarah<\/span><\/em> it is prohibited to skip from one prophetic book to another\u2014such as Joshua to Judges or Isaiah to Ezekiel\u2014in the case of the books of Trei Asar it is permissible. 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