Micah

Micah
/muy"keuh/, n.
1. a Minor Prophet of the 8th century B.C.
2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbr.: Mic.
3. a male given name.

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flourished 8th century BC

One of the 12 Minor Prophets in the Bible, traditional author of the book of Micah.

(His prophecy is part of a larger book, The Twelve, in the Jewish canon.) He probably began to prophesy before the fall of the northern kingdom of Israel in 721 BC. Modern scholars usually attribute the book's first three chapters, which predict judgment from God on idolaters and unjust leaders, to Micah. Much of the rest, which promises the establishment of a kingdom of peace in Zion, probably dates from several centuries later.

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