Prophets in Judaism

 

          A prophet is basically a spokesman for God, a person chosen by God to speak to people on God's behalf and convey a message or teaching. Prophets were role models of holiness, scholarship and closeness to God. They set the standards for the entire community. The 48 prophets and seven prophetesses according to Rashi, Megillah 14a and glosses ad loc. The last Jewish prophet is acknowledged to have been Malachi. With him, the authentic period of Nevuah ("prophecy") died.

The 48 prophets

1.      Abraham

2.      Isaac

3.      Jacob

4.      Moses

5.      Aaron

6.      Joshua

7.      Phineas

8.      Elkanah

9.      Eli

10.  Samuel

11.  Gad

12.  Nathan

13.  David

14.  Solomon

15.  Iddo

16.  Michaiah son of Imlah

17.  Obadiah or Ovadyah

18.  Ahijah the Shilonite

19.  Jehu son of Hanani

20.  Azariah son of Oded

21.  Jahaziel the Levite

22.  Eliezer son of Dodavahu

23.  Hosea or Hoshea

24.  Amos

25.  Micah the Morashtite or Mikhah

26.  Amoz

27.  Elijah

28.  Elisha

29.  Jonah son of Amittai or Yonah

30.  Isaiah

31.  Joel or Yo'el

32.  Nahum or Nachum

33.  Habakkuk or Habaquq

34.  Zephaniah or Tsefania

35.  Urijah

36.  Jeremiah

37.  Ezekiel

38.  Shemaiah

39.  Baruch

40.  Neriah

41.  Seraiah

42.  Mehseiah

43.  Haggai

44.  Zechariah Zekharia

45.  Malachi or Malakhi

46.  Mordecai Bilshan

47.  Oded

48.  Hanani

The seven prophetesses

1.      Miriam

2.      Deborah

3.      Hannah

4.      Abigail

5.      Huldah

6.      Esther

7.      Sarah