This is another resource that might be useful. It shows the time periods of Israelite History and the books of the Old Testament that tell about that period (not necessarily the period during which the books were written, however).
Category: Resources for Bible Study
Here is a “Family Tree” of the relationships that will help you keep track of the folks in Genesis.
Sometimes I get confused over where a book is in the Old Testament. This is because in my studies I have used three different versions of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible. The TANAKH is the Hebrew bible. The Protestant OT is what we find in most English language Bibles. The LXX is the Greek version of the Hebrew Bible. So here is a chart of the order of books in each of them:
| TANAKH | PROTESTANT OT | LXX |
| Torah: | Pentateuch: | Law and Histories: |
| Genesis | Genesis | Genesis |
| Exodus | Exodus | Exodus |
| Numbers | Numbers | Numbers |
| Leviticus | Leviticus | Leviticus |
| Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy |
| Joshua | ||
| Nevi’im (the Prophets) | Histories: | Judges |
| Joshua | Joshua | Ruth |
| Judges | Judges | 1&2 Samuel |
| 1&2 Samuel | Ruth | 1&2 Kings |
| 1&2 Kings | 1&2 Samuel | 1&2 Chronicles |
| Isaiah | 1&2 Kings | 1 Esdras (apocrypha) |
| Jeremiah | 1&2 Chronicles | 11 Esdras (Ezra, Nehemiah) |
| Ezekiel | Ezra | Esther |
| Twelve Minor Prophets | Nehemiah | Judith |
| Hosea | Esther | Tobit |
| Joel | 1,2,3,4 Maccabees | |
| Amos | Wisdom and Poetry | Prophets and Poets |
| Obadiah | Job | Psalms |
| Jonah | Psalms | Proverbs |
| Micah | Ecclesiastes | Ecclesiastes |
| Nahum | Song of Solomon | Song of Songs |
| Habakkuk | Job | |
| Prophets | Wisdom of Solomon | |
| Kethuvim (the Writings) | Isaiah | Ben Sirach |
| Psalms | Jeremiah | Psalms of Solomon |
| Proverbs | Lamentation | Hosea |
| Job | Ezekiel | Amos |
| Song of Songs | Daniel | Micah |
| Ruth | Hosea | Joel |
| Lamentations | Joel | Obadiah |
| Ecclesiastes | Amos | Jonah |
| Esther | Obadiah | Nahum |
| Daniel | Jonah | Habakkuk |
| Ezra | Micah | Zephaniah |
| Nehemiah | Nahum | Haggai |
| 1 Chronicles | Habakkuk | Zechariah |
| 2 Chronicles | Zephaniah | Malachi |
| Haggai | Isaiah | |
| Zechariah | Jeremiah | |
| Malachi | Baruch | |
| Lamentations | ||
| Epistles of Jeremiah | ||
| Ezekiel | ||
| Susanna | ||
| Daniel | ||
| Bel and the Dragon |
