This book stands as the first in the Former -LRB- or First -RRB- Prophets covering the history of LOCATION@1 from the possession of the Promised Land to the LOCATION@2 .

It is the first of the books of the Tanakh -LRB- Old Testament -RRB- , covering the history of LOCATION@1 from the arrival in the Promised Land to the MISC@1 captivity .
