prophets

Noun
  1. The second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures (synset 106464271)
    is an instance of: religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing - writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
    has:
    • book of joshua, joshua, josue - a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
    • book of judges, judges - a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
    • 1 samuel, i samuel - the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
    • 2 samuel, ii samuel - the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
    • 1 kings, i kings - the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
    • 2 kings, ii kings - the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
    • book of isaiah, isaiah - an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies
    • book of jeremiah, jeremiah - a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
    • book of ezekiel, ezechiel, ezekiel - an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration
    • book of hosea, hosea - an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies
    • book of joel, joel - an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies
    • amos, book of amos - an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies
    • abdias, book of obadiah, obadiah - an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible
    • book of jonah, jonah - a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
    • book of micah, micah, micheas - an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem
    • book of nahum, nahum - an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh
    • book of habakkuk, habacuc, habakkuk - an Old Testament book telling Habakkuk's prophecies
    • book of zephaniah, sophonias, zephaniah - an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah
    • aggeus, book of haggai, haggai - an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity
    • book of zachariah, zacharias, zechariah - an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity
    is a part of: hebrew scripture, tanach, tanakh - the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings
    same as: nebiim

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