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'''Prophets''' in the [[Old Testament]] were holy men appointed and inspired by [[God]] to speak his [[Word of God|Word]] to the [[Israelites]]. They were often called to preach [[Israel (disambiguation)|Israel]] to [[covenant]] faithfulness, to warn of judgment, and to point forward to the coming of the [[Messiah]].


Prophets in the [[New Testament]] are known as [[Apostles]].
== Known Prophets ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!First Appears in
!Writing(s)
!Other titles
|-
|[[Adam and Eve|'''Adam and Eve''']]
|[[Book of Genesis|The Book of Genesis]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Noah]]'''
|[[Book of Genesis|The Book of Genesis]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Abraham]]'''
|[[Book of Genesis|The Book of Genesis]]
|None
|Patriarch
|-
|'''[[Sarah]]'''
|[[Book of Genesis|The Book of Genesis]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Rebekah]]'''
|[[Book of Genesis|The Book of Genesis]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Jacob]]'''
|[[Book of Genesis|The Book of Genesis]]
|None
|Patriarch
|-
|[[Joseph (patriarch)|'''Joseph''']]
|[[Book of Genesis|The Book of Genesis]]
|None
|Patriarch
|-
|'''[[Moses]]'''
|[[Book of Exodus|The Book of Exodus]]
|[[Torah|The Torah]]
|None
|-
|'''[[Miriam]]'''
|[[Book of Exodus|The Book of Exodus]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Jethro]]'''
|[[Book of Exodus|The Book of Exodus]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Bezalel]]'''
|[[Book of Exodus|The Book of Exodus]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Eldad and Medad]]'''
|[[Book of Numbers|The Book of Numbers]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Joshua]]'''
|[[Book of Numbers|The Book of Numbers]]
|[[Book of Joshua|The Book of Joshua]]
|None
|-
|'''[[Phinehas]]'''
|[[Book of Numbers|The Book of Numbers]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Othniel]]'''
|[[Book of Judges|The Book of Judges]]
|None
|Judge
|-
|'''[[Deborah]]'''
|[[Book of Judges|The Book of Judges]]
|None
|Judge
|-
|'''[[Gideon]]'''
|[[Book of Judges|The Book of Judges]]
|None
|Judge
|-
|'''[[Samuel]]'''
|[[First Book of Samuel|The First Book of Samuel]]
|[[Books of Samuel|The Books of Samuel]]
|Judge
|-
|'''[[Gad]]'''
|[[First Book of Samuel|The First Book of Samuel]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Nathan]]'''
|[[Second Book of Samuel|The Second Book of Samuel]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[David]]'''
|[[Second Book of Samuel|The Second Book of Samuel]]
|Some of the [[Psalms]]
|King
|-
|'''[[Ahijah the Shilonite]]'''
|[[First Book of the Kings|The First Book of the Kings]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Shemaiah]]'''
|[[First Book of the Kings|The First Book of the Kings]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Jehu]]'''
|[[First Book of the Kings|The First Book of the Kings]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Elijah]]'''
|[[First Book of the Kings|The First Book of the Kings]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Elisha]]'''
|[[First Book of the Kings|The First Book of the Kings]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Micaiah]]'''
|[[First Book of the Kings|The First Book of the Kings]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Obadiah]]'''
|[[First Book of the Kings|The First Book of the Kings]]
|[[Book of Obadiah|The Prophecy of Obadiah]]
|None
|-
|'''[[Joel]]'''
|[[Book of Joel|The Prophecy of Joel]]
|[[Book of Joel|The Prophecy of Joel]]
|None
|-
|'''[[Amos]]'''
|[[Book of Amos|The Prophecy of Amos]]
|[[Book of Amos|The Prophecy of Amos]]
|None
|-
|'''[[Jonah]]'''
|[[Second Book of the Kings|The Second Book of the Kings]]
|[[Book of Jonah|The Prophecy of Jonah]]
|None
|-
|'''[[Huldah]]'''
|[[Second Book of the Kings|The Second Book of the Kings]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Isaiah]]'''
|[[Second Book of the Kings|The Second Book of the Kings]]
|[[Book of Isaiah|The Prophecy of Isaiah]]
|None
|-
|'''[[Jeremiah]]'''
|[[Second Book of the Kings|The Second Book of the Kings]]
|[[Books of Kings (disambiguation)|The Books of Kings]],
[[Book of Jeremiah|The Prophecy of Jeremiah]],
[[Lamentations of Jeremiah|The Lamentations of Jeremiah]]
|None
|-
|'''[[Zerubbabel]]'''
|None
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Ezra]]'''
|[[Book of Ezra|The Book of Ezra]]
|[[Books of the Chronicles|The Books of the Chronicles]],
[[Book of Ezra|The Book of Ezra]]
|None
|-
|'''[[Haggai]]'''
|[[Book of Ezra|The Book of Ezra]]
|[[Book of Haggai|The Prophecy of Haggai]]
|None
|-
|'''[[Zechariah]]'''
|[[Book of Ezra|The Book of Ezra]]
|[[Book of Zechariah|The Prophecy of Zechariah]]
|None
|-
|'''[[Nehemiah]]'''
|[[Book of Nehemiah|The Book of Nehemia]]
|[[Book of Nehemiah|The Book of Nehemia]]
|None
|-
|'''[[Hosea]]'''
|[[Book of Hosea|The Prophecy of Hosea]]
|[[Book of Hosea|The Prophecy of Hosea]]
|None
|-
|'''[[Micah]]'''
|[[Book of Micah|The Prophecy of Micah]]
|[[Book of Micah|The Prophecy of Micah]]
|None
|-
|'''[[Nahum]]'''
|[[Book of Nahum|The Prophecy of Nahum]]
|[[Book of Nahum|The Prophecy of Nahum]]
|None
|-
|'''[[Zephaniah]]'''
|[[Book of Zephaniah|The Prophecy of Zephaniah]]
|[[Book of Zephaniah|The Prophecy of Zephaniah]]
|None
|-
|'''[[Habakkuk]]'''
|[[Book of Habakkuk|The Prophecy of Habakkuk]]
|[[Book of Habakkuk|The Prophecy of Habakkuk]]
|None
|-
|'''[[Esther]]'''
|[[Book of Esther|The Book of Esther]]
|None
|None
|-
|'''[[Daniel (biblical figure)|Daniel]]'''
|[[Book of Daniel|The Book of Daniel]]
|[[Book of Daniel|The Book of Daniel]]
|None
|-
|[[Malachi]]
|[[Book of Malachi|The Prophecy of Malachi]]
|[[Book of Malachi|The Prophecy of Malachi]]
|None
|-
|[[John the Baptist]]
|[[The Gospel]]
|None
|Voice in the Wilderness (Isaiah 40:3)
|-
|[[Jesus Christ]]
|[[The Gospel]]
|None
|[[Son of God]], [[Word of God|Word made flesh]],
Last of the Prophets (Hebrews 1)
|}

Revision as of 20:08, 9 May 2025

Prophets in the Old Testament were holy men appointed and inspired by God to speak his Word to the Israelites. They were often called to preach Israel to covenant faithfulness, to warn of judgment, and to point forward to the coming of the Messiah.

Prophets in the New Testament are known as Apostles.

Known Prophets

Name First Appears in Writing(s) Other titles
Adam and Eve The Book of Genesis None None
Noah The Book of Genesis None None
Abraham The Book of Genesis None Patriarch
Sarah The Book of Genesis None None
Rebekah The Book of Genesis None None
Jacob The Book of Genesis None Patriarch
Joseph The Book of Genesis None Patriarch
Moses The Book of Exodus The Torah None
Miriam The Book of Exodus None None
Jethro The Book of Exodus None None
Bezalel The Book of Exodus None None
Eldad and Medad The Book of Numbers None None
Joshua The Book of Numbers The Book of Joshua None
Phinehas The Book of Numbers None None
Othniel The Book of Judges None Judge
Deborah The Book of Judges None Judge
Gideon The Book of Judges None Judge
Samuel The First Book of Samuel The Books of Samuel Judge
Gad The First Book of Samuel None None
Nathan The Second Book of Samuel None None
David The Second Book of Samuel Some of the Psalms King
Ahijah the Shilonite The First Book of the Kings None None
Shemaiah The First Book of the Kings None None
Jehu The First Book of the Kings None None
Elijah The First Book of the Kings None None
Elisha The First Book of the Kings None None
Micaiah The First Book of the Kings None None
Obadiah The First Book of the Kings The Prophecy of Obadiah None
Joel The Prophecy of Joel The Prophecy of Joel None
Amos The Prophecy of Amos The Prophecy of Amos None
Jonah The Second Book of the Kings The Prophecy of Jonah None
Huldah The Second Book of the Kings None None
Isaiah The Second Book of the Kings The Prophecy of Isaiah None
Jeremiah The Second Book of the Kings The Books of Kings,

The Prophecy of Jeremiah, The Lamentations of Jeremiah

None
Zerubbabel None None None
Ezra The Book of Ezra The Books of the Chronicles,

The Book of Ezra

None
Haggai The Book of Ezra The Prophecy of Haggai None
Zechariah The Book of Ezra The Prophecy of Zechariah None
Nehemiah The Book of Nehemia The Book of Nehemia None
Hosea The Prophecy of Hosea The Prophecy of Hosea None
Micah The Prophecy of Micah The Prophecy of Micah None
Nahum The Prophecy of Nahum The Prophecy of Nahum None
Zephaniah The Prophecy of Zephaniah The Prophecy of Zephaniah None
Habakkuk The Prophecy of Habakkuk The Prophecy of Habakkuk None
Esther The Book of Esther None None
Daniel The Book of Daniel The Book of Daniel None
Malachi The Prophecy of Malachi The Prophecy of Malachi None
John the Baptist The Gospel None Voice in the Wilderness (Isaiah 40:3)
Jesus Christ The Gospel None Son of God, Word made flesh,

Last of the Prophets (Hebrews 1)

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