Qumran Manuscripts of the Books of the Old Testament

Canonical Division (According to the Hebrew Bible)

Old Testament Book

(According to Order in Hebrew Bible)

Number of Qumran Manuscripts

(? = Possible Fragments)

Torah

 Genesis

18 + 3?
Exodus

18
Leviticus

17
Numbers

12
Deuteronomy

31 +3?

Prophets (Nevi’im)

 

     Former Prophets

 

     Latter Prophets

 Joshua

2
Judges

3
1 & 2 Samuel

4
1 & 2 Kings

3
Isaiah

22
Jeremiah

6
Ezekiel

7
The Twelve (Minor Prophets)

10 +1?

Writings

 

 

     The Five Scrolls

 Psalms

39 +2?
Proverbs

2
Job

4
Song of Songs

4
Ruth

4
Lamentations

4
Ecclesiastes

3
Esther

0
Daniel

8 +1?
Ezra / Nehemiah

1
1 & 2 Chronicles

1

Total

223 (233)