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Old Testament Prophets

         This article contains a comprehensive list of the Old Testament Prophets. Names of both the Major Old Testament Prophets and the minor Old Testament Prophets have been included in this list. In religion, aprophet is a person who has claimed to have been encountered by the supernatural or the divine, an interpreter of the will of God. Aprophet is an authoritative person who serves as an intermediary with humanity. A prophecy is a prediction uttered under divine inspiration.

        The prophets named in the Old Testament are  people who have claimed to have been encountered by the supernatural or the divine, an interpreter ofthe will of God. There are many different prophets whose names are mentioned in the Old Testament.

Ancient Prophets - The Hebrew Bible (called the Tanakh) records ten ancient prophets.The names of the Ancient Prophets of the Old Testament are as follows:

Adam

Seth

Enos

Enoch

Methuselah

Noah

Shem

Eber

Melchizedek

Patriarchal Prophets - The names of prophets from Adam to Balaam are known as the patriarchs and as such are considered prophets and seers.The names of the Patriarchal Prophets of the Old Testament are as follows:

Abraham

Isaac

Jacob

Joseph

Caleb

Hur

Jethro

Moses

Aaron

Assir

Joshua

Phinehas

Boaz

Beor

Balaam

Judge Prophets - The are four Judge Prophets who emerged when Israel evolved into a federation of tribes who were ruled by Judges.The names of the Judge Prophets of the Old Testament are as follows:

Eli

Gideon

Elkanah

Samuel

The King's Prophets - These are the Old Testament Prophets who guided the following Kings of Israel: Saul, David, Solomon and Rehoboam. The names of the King's Prophets of the Old Testament are as follows:

Nathan

Gad

Ahimelech

Abiathar

Shemaiah

Iddo

Prophets of Israel and Judah - After thedeath of King Solomon the kingdom of Israel split into two halves. TheSouthern Kingdom of Israel, called Judah, had two tribes and theNorthern Kingdom of Israel, referred to as Israel, had ten tribes - theprophets of this time were referred to as the Prophets of Israel andthe Prophets of Judah.

The names of the Prophets of Israel are as follows:

Ahijah

Micaiah

Beeri

Hosea

Amos

Jonah

Elijah

Elisha

Oded

The names of the Prophets of Judah are as follows:

Oded the Exhorter

Azariah

Hanani

Jehu

Jahaziel

Eliezer

Obadiah

Joel

Zechariah

Amoz

Isaiah

Zechariah

Micah

Nahum

Maaseiah

Neriah

Jeremiah

Baruch

Zephaniah

Habakkuk

Urijah

Captive Prophets - When the Temple ofJerusalem was destroyed the people of Israel were exiled and becamecaptives of the Babylonians - the prophets of this time were referredto as the Captive Prophets. The names of the Captive Prophets are as follows:

Daniel

Ezekiel

Mordecai

Seraiah

The names of the Prophets of the Return are as follows:

Ezra

Haggai

Malachi

Nehemiah

Zechariah

        The Major prophets include all of the following: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Baruch, Ezekiel and Daniel.

          The Minor prophets (the Twelve Prophets) include all of the following: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah,Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.