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A prophet of the country that denounced idols and attacked royalty in prophecizing the restoration of Jerusalem. The Book of Micah contains one (of many) formulas for what G-d requires: "Do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your G-d."
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a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
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an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem
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a prophet who lived in the late 700s BC and whose name means "who is like the Lord". There is a book in the Old Testament which bears his name. Through him God spoke about people being more concerned with ceremonies than with true godliness; about oppression of the poor; about true and false prophets and about the Messiah coming from Bethlehem.
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One of the Twelve Prophets; an eighth century Judean prophet who advocated justice for all people. See Chapter 13.
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Micah (מִיכָה, Standard Hebrew Miḫa, Tiberian Hebrew Mîḵāh) is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), and means like unto who?, possibly in the sense of unique.
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