Prophets
The 48 Jewish Prophets
| Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan (there is a tradition that besides Moses and Aaron, there are 48 prophets mentioned in the Bible). | Stone Edition Tanach | AskMoses.com | jewishvirtuallibrary.org (based on Seder Olam) |
1 | Assir ben Korach | Abraham | 1) Abraham | 1. Avraham (Abraham) |
2 | Elkanan ben Korach | Isaac | 2) Isaac | 2. Yitzchak (Isaac) |
3 | Aviasaph ben Korach | Jacob | 3) Jacob | 3. Yaakov (Jacob) |
4 | Joshua ben Nun (Yeshoshua) | Moses | 4) Moses | 4. Moshe (Moses) |
5 | Pinchas | Aaron | 5) Aaron | 5. Aharon (Aaron) |
6 | Elkanah ben Yerocham | Joshua | 6) Joshua | 6. Yehoshuah (Joshua) |
7 | Nathan | Phinehas | 7) Pinchas the High Priest | 7. Pinchas |
8 | Gad | Elkanah | 8) Elkanah (father of Samuel) | 8. Elkanah (father of Shmuel) |
9 | Asaph ben Berachiah | Eli | 9) Eli the High Priest | 9. Eli |
10 | Heman ben Yoel | Samuel | 10) Samuel | 10. Shmuel (Samuel) |
11 | Yeduthun | Gad | 11) Gad | 11. Gad |
12 | Ethan ben Kishi | Nathan | 12) Nathan | 12. Nosson |
13 | David | David | 13) King David | 13. David Hamelech (King David) |
14 | Achiya the Shilonite | Solomon | 14) King Solomon | 14. Shlomo Hamelech (King Soloman) |
15 | Samuel (Shmuel) | Iddo | 15) Eido | 15. Aidoin the Golah |
16 | Shemaiah | Michaiah son of Imlah | 16) Michiyahu ben Yimlah | 16. Micha Ben Yamla in the time of Achav |
17 | Iddo | Obadiah | 17) Obadiah | 17. Ovadiah |
18 | Azariah ben Oded | Ahijah the Shilonite | 18) Achiyah of Shiloh | 18. Achiah Hashiloni |
19 | Chanani the Seer | Jehu son of Hanani | 19) Yahu ben Chanani | 19. Yehu Ben Hanani in the time of Asah |
20 | Yehu ben Chanani | Azariah son of Oded | 20) Azariah ben Oded | 20. Azaryah Ben Oded in the time of Yehoshaphat from Divrei Hayamim |
21 | Elijah | Jahaziel the Levite | 21) Chaziel son of Metaniah | 21. Haziel from Bnei Masni |
22 | Michaiah ben Yimla | Eliezer son of Dodavahu | 22) Eliezer of Morisha | 22. Eliezer his cousin |
23 | Obadiah (Ovadiah) | Hosea | 23) Hosea | 23. Morishah |
24 | Elisha | Amos | 24) Amos | 24. Hoshea |
25 | Eliezer ben Dodavahu | Micah the Morashtite | 25) Micah | 25. Amos in the time of Yeravam Ben Yoash |
26 | Jonah ben Amittai (Yonah) | Amoz | 26) Amotz | 26. Micha in the time of Yosam |
27 | Zechariah ben Yehoyada | Elijah | 27) Elijah | 27. Eliyahu (Elijah) |
28 | Amotz | Elisha | 28) Elisha | 28. Elisha |
29 | Habakkuk (Chabakkuk) | Jonah ben Amittai | 29) Jonah | 29. Yonah Ben Amitai |
30 | Zephaniah ben Cushi (Tzephaniah) | Isaiah | 30) Isaiah | 30. Yeshayah in the time of Menashe in the time of Yoshea |
31 | Jeremiah (Yirmiahu) | Joel | 31) Joel | 31. Yoel (Joel) |
32 | Isaiah (Yishiahu) | Nahum | 32) Nahum | 32. Nachum |
33 | Ezekiel (Yechezkel) | Habakkuk | 33) Habakkuk | 33. Habakuk |
34 | Daniel | Zephaniah | 34) Zephaniah | 34. Zephaniah |
35 | Barukh ben Neriah | Urijah | 35) Uriah from Kiryat Yearim | 35. Uriah from Kiryat Yearim |
36 | Uriah ben Shamaiah | Jeremiah | 36) Jeremiah | 36. Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) |
37 | Seriah ben Neriah | Ezekiel | 37) Ezekiel | 37. Yehezkel |
38 | Mordecai | Shemaiah | 38) Shmaya | 38. Daniel (second year of Darius) |
39 | Yachaziel ben Zechariah | Baruch | 39) Baruch | 39. Baruch |
40 | Oded | Neriah | 40) Neriah | 40. Neriah |
41 | Hosea ben Beeri (Hoshea) | Seraiah | 41) Seriah | 41. Sharyah |
42 | Amos | Mehseiah | 42) Mechasiah | 42. Machsiyah |
43 | Micah the Morashtite (Mikhah) | Haggai | 43) Haggai | 43. Hagai |
44 | Joel ben Pethuel (Yoel) | Zechariah | 44) Zechariah | 44. Zechariah |
45 | Nahum (Nachum) | Malachi | 45) Malachi | 45. Malachi |
46 | Haggai (Chaggai) | Mordecai Bilshan | 46) Mordechai | 46. Mordechai |
47 | Zechariah (Zekhariah) | Oded | 47) Chanani | Oded |
48 | Malachi | Hanani | 48) Oded | Hanani Haroeh |
The Seven Jewish Prophetesses
- Sarah, the wife of Abraham
- Miriam, the sister of Moses
- Deborah (Devorah), the only female Judge
- Hannah (Chanah), the mother of Samuel (Shmuel)
- Abigail (Avigail), the wife of King David (Dovid HaMelech)
- Hulda (Chuldah), from the time of Jeremiah (Yirmiyahu)
- Esther, of Purim fame.
The Seven Gentile Prophets
The Talmud says in Baba Bathra 15b: “Seven prophets prophesied to the heathen, namely”:
1. Balaam ben Beor, and his father:
2. Beor (son of Laban)
3. Job (Iyyov), and Job’s four friends:
4. Eliphaz the Temanite (Esau’s grandson)
5. Bildad the Shuhite (A descendant of Shuah, son of Abraham and Keturah)
6. Zepher the Naamathite
7. Elihu ben Berachel the Buzite (Genesis 22:20-21 mentions Buz as a nephew of Abraham).
It is recommended that Noachides study Sefer Iyov (the Book of Job). We recommend this translation and commentary:
The Malbim Iyov. The Search for Faith and Meaning: An English Translation of the Malbim's Classic Commentary on the Book of Job.
With the entire Sefer Iyov in Hebrew & English. TRADITIONALLY STUDIED ON TISHA B’AV, the Malbim opens up sefer Iyov for us on a profound level, allowing us to penetrate its depths, and brings the story of Iyov to life. Translated by: Herbert Weisberg and Yosef Y. Kazarnovsky.