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prophet

Person claiming to speak for divine beings

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  • 28 undated
  1. from 30 CE Jesus Christ central figure of Christianity (c. 6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)

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  • Dates unrecorded John the Baptist 1st-century Jewish itinerant preacher (Bible)
  • Dates unrecorded David king of Israel and Judah
  • Dates unrecorded Elijah Biblical prophet
  • Dates unrecorded Moses Abrahamic prophet said to have led the Israelites out of Egypt
  • Dates unrecorded Abraham foundational legendary figure among adherents of the eponymous Abrahamic religions
  • Dates unrecorded Jacob in Genesis, a son of Isaac, also known as Israel; the patriarch of the Israelites
  • Dates unrecorded Joseph Biblical figure, son of Jacob and Rachel and governor of Egypt during the late Hyksos dynasty
  • Dates unrecorded Solomon king of Israel and son of David
  • Dates unrecorded Isaac Biblical character; son of Abraham
  • Dates unrecorded Saul first king of the United Kingdom of Israel
  • Dates unrecorded Esau in Genesis, the older son of Isaac and the brother of Jacob
  • Dates unrecorded Jeremiah biblical character; prophet
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  • Dates unrecorded Jonah Biblical and Quranic prophet
  • Dates unrecorded Samuel Biblical prophet and main figure of the First Book of Samuel
  • Dates unrecorded Rachel Biblical matriarch
  • Dates unrecorded Isaiah biblical character
  • Dates unrecorded Joshua figure in the Torah, successor of Moses
  • Dates unrecorded Leah Biblical matriarch
  • Dates unrecorded Ezekiel biblical prophet and main figure of the Book of Ezekiel
  • Dates unrecorded Elisha Biblical Prophet who came after Elijah
  • Dates unrecorded Gideon Judge in the Biblical Book of Judges
  • Dates unrecorded Deborah fourth judge of Israel
  • Dates unrecorded Jethro Biblical character, father-in-law of Moses
  • Dates unrecorded Zephaniah biblical prophet associated with the Book of Zephaniah
  • Dates unrecorded Balaam Biblical prophet
  • Dates unrecorded Hannah biblical character mentioned in the Books of Samuel
  • Dates unrecorded Judas Barsabbas male human biblical figure in Acts 15:22, early Christian prophet and leader based in Jerusalem
  • Dates unrecorded Silas ancient Roman saint and bishop

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