Book of Jehu

Book of Jehu

The Book of Jehu is a lost text that may have been written by the Biblical prophet Jehu ben Hanani, who was one of King Baasha's contemporaries. The book is described in bibleverse|2|Chronicles|20:34: "Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the Kings of Israel."

This manuscript is sometimes called "The Book of Jehu ben Hanani".Fact|date=June 2007

See also

* Table of books of Judeo-Christian Scripture
* Lost work


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