Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament. It has 21 verses.
The shortest book in the old testament is Obadiah-22 verses only.
The prophecy of Obadiah (the book is 21 verses).
In his "MacArthur Study Bible" Dr John MacArthur says "Nothing is known for certain about the author", but that Obadiah was probably a contemporary of Elijah and Elisha, and wrote the Book of Obadiah soon after the Edomite assault on Jerusalem in verses 10-14 between 848-841BC during the reign of Jehoram of Judah.
The book of Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament, consisting of only one chapter with 21 verses. It is a minor prophet book that focuses on the downfall of the nation of Edom.
The book of Obadiah is only one chapter long.
The shortest "book" in any version of the Bible is Psalm 117 with only 2 verses if you define each Psalm as a book. It can be argued whether each Psalm is a book or the entire collection of Psalms is a single book. If the latter then Psalm 117 would be considered a chapter of the book of Psalms. Psalms aside, there are some small books in both the Old Testament and New Testament. 3rd John has the fewest words in the Bible and is, therefore, the shortest. 2nd John has the fewest verses. Obadiah is the shortest book in the Old Testament, by both the number of words and verses. Obadiah has only 21 verses.
All biblical books are prophetic to one degree or another, but the shortest in the Old Testament is Obadiah with 21 verses, and the next-shortest would be Jude (25 verses) in the New Testament.
There are 303 verses in the Book of Hebrews. There are 13 chapters in that book.
According to truthnet.org, there are 404 verses in the book of Revelation.
The book preceding Obadiah in the Old Testament is the Book of Amos.
1,070 verses in Job