In the majority of these references, Jacob is mentioned alongside fellow prophets and patriarchs as an ancient and pious prophet.

In The Prince, the Discourses, and in the Life of Castruccio Castracani, he describes " prophets ," as he calls them, like Moses, Romulus, Cyrus the Great, and Theseus ( he treats pagan and Christian patriarchs in the same way ) as the greatest of new princes, the glorious and brutal founders of the most novel innovations in politics, and men whom Machiavelli assures us have always used a large amount of armed force and murder against their own people.

Ishmael is mentioned over ten times in the Qur ' an, often alongside other patriarchs and prophets of ancient times.

In the majority of these references, Jacob is mentioned alongside fellow Hebrew prophets and patriarchs as an ancient and pious prophet who remained in the " company of the elect ".

The Christian mystical practices are rooted in the experiences of the Jewish patriarchs, prophets and other encounters found in the Jewish Canon of Scripture: Visions, dreams, angelic messengers, divine inspiration, miraculous events, and wisdom all are of the more profound examples.

The Quran identifies some of the patriarchs in the Jewish scriptures as prophets, and it speaks respectfully of Jews and Christians as " people of the book ".

That for bishops ( 14 ) appeals to the mission of our Lord, the election of the apostles, and the apostolic succession, and asks for the Divine Spirit conferred on prophets and patriarchs, that the subject may feed the flock unblamably and without offence continue in his office.

Saints and martyrs, patriarchs and prophets hold golden chalices of blood, which some empty into the fountain.

Less politically, most faiths have any number of people that are believed to have been touched by divine forces: saints, prophets, heroes, oracles, martyrs, and enlightened beings, among others.

In his book The Prophets, Abraham Joshua Heschel describes the unique aspect of the Jewish prophets as compared to other similar figures.

: The publisher of this book states, " The standard Jewish view is that prophecy ended with the ancient prophets, somewhere early in the Second Temple era.

Sanballat accuses Nehemiah of planning rebellion against Artaxerxes, and he is opposed even by Jewish nobles and prophets, but the wall is completed.

Many Conservative Jews reject the traditional Jewish idea that God literally dictated the words of the Torah to Moses at Mount Sinai in a verbal revelation, but they hold the traditional Jewish belief that God inspired the later prophets to write the rest of the Tanakh.

In fact, “ Luke perceives himself to be a Jew .” Finally, Rebecca Denova concludes her book with these words: “ Luke-Acts, we may conclude on the basis of a narrative-critical reading, was written by a Jew to persuade other Jews that Jesus of Nazareth was the messiah of Scripture and that the words of the prophets concerning ‘ restoration ’ have been ‘ fulfilled .’” Finally it should be noted that Strelan in 2008 not only concluded that Theophilus was Jewish but also that Luke was a priest.

Jewish sources, however, do not group him with those two prophets, who are often placed together, so it is possible that he was slightly earlier than they.

A sign erected by the Israeli ministry of religions says that this is Jonah's burial site, but according to Jewish traditions this is the location of the burial of the prophets Nathan and Gad Hahozeh.

Other factors in the new philo-Semitism include gratitude to the Jews for contributing to the theological foundations of Christianity and for being the source of the prophets and Jesus ; remorse for the Church's history of anti-Semitism ; and fear that God will judge the nations at the end of time on the basis of how they treated the Jewish people.

It is used throughout the Hebrew Bible in reference to a wide variety of individuals and objects ; for example, a Jewish king, Jewish priests, and prophets, the Jewish Temple and its utensils, unleavened bread, and a non-Jewish king ( Cyrus king of Persia ).

Malachi was the writer of the Book of Malachi, the last book of the Neviim ( prophets ) section in the Jewish Tanakh.

In Jewish tradition Daniel is not counted in the list of prophets.

A Jewish tradition suggests that there were twice as many prophets as the number which left Egypt, which would make 1, 200, 000 prophets.

While Islam shares the Jewish tradition that the first prophet is Adem ( Adam ), it differs in that the last prophet is Muhammad, who in Islam is called Seal of the prophets or Khatim an-Nabuwwah.

Other Jewish prophets are considered Minor Prophets, as they are considered to have come in the shadow of the dispensation of Moses to develop and consolidate the process he set in motion.

* Entry for prophecy and prophets at the Jewish Encyclopedia

The Jewish Sages themselves considered this a prophetic work that was written during the time of the Prophet Jeremiah by his colleagues, but these latter prophets then attributed their result to king Solomon, just as other writings of Jewish Scripture have been written by one prophet while being attributed to another, such as the Book of Hosea, Isaiah, and others.

A number of individuals claimed to be miracle workers in the tradition of Elijah and Elisha, the ancient Jewish prophets.

This does not imply that they are always read literally: Jewish tradition has always held that prophets used metaphors and analogies, and there are many commentaries explaining and elucidating metaphorical verses.

When prophets and general authorities of the church speak as " moved upon by the Holy Ghost ", it " shall be scripture, shall be the will of the Lord, shall be the mind of the Lord, shall be the word of the Lord, shall be the voice of the Lord, and the power of God unto salvation.

Moses is defined in the Qur ' an as both prophet ( nabi ) and messenger ( rasul ), the latter term indicating that he was one of those prophets who brought a scripture and law to his people.

In addition, both prophets received visits from an angel, leading to additional books of scripture.

Unitarians have liberal views of God, Jesus, the world and purpose of life as revealed through reason, scholarship, science, philosophy, scripture and other prophets and religions.

According to the Book of Mormon, that scripture of the Latter Day Saint movement was originally written in reformed Egyptian characters on plates of " ore " by prophets living in the Western Hemisphere from perhaps as early as 2600 BC until as late as AD 421.

They are debased, cursed, anathematized forever by God and so can never repent and be forgiven ; they are cheats and traitors ; defiant and stubborn ; they killed the prophets ; they are liars who falsify scripture and take bribes ; as infidels they are ritually unclean, a foul odor emanating from them – such is the image of the Jew in classical Islam, degraded and malevolent.

On the other hand, the obligation of nazar to other Muslim theologians materializes upon encountering prophets or scripture.

The reason the Muslims believe the Quran is universal and will remain uncorrupted is because they believe that previous Islamic holy books, namely the Torah given to Moses ; the Psalms given to David ; and the Gospel given to Jesus, were for a particular time and community and because they believe that, even if the books were corrupted, many prophets were still to come who could tell the people of what was correct in the scripture and warn them of corruptions.

They are not true because scientists or prophets say they are true.

Many of the earlier accounts of prophets found in the Tanakh are found within the context of other accounts of Israel's history.

The next sentence is often translated " Crantor adds, that this is testified by the prophets of the Egyptians, who assert that these particulars are narrated by Plato are written on pillars which are still preserved.

Whereas other nations have soothsayers and diviners who attempt to discover the will of their gods, according to Heschel the Hebrew prophets are characterized by their experience of what he calls theotropism — God turning towards humanity.

*" Above all, the prophets remind us of the moral state of a people: Few are guilty, but all are responsible.

The two Books of Samuel () are part of a series of historical books ( Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings ) that make up a theological history of the Israelites and affirm and explain God's law for Israel under the guidance of the prophets.

God brings the Babylonians, Jerusalem is razed and the Temple destroyed, and the priests, prophets and royal court are led into captivity.

Evidence produced for these positions are allusions in the book to the wider world, similarities with other prophets, and linguistic details.

There are many parallels of language between Joel and other Old Testament prophets.

Deane and J. R. Thomson write this valid conclusion, “ The Book of Obadiah is occupied with one subject – the punishment of Edom for its cruel and unbrotherly love conduct towards Judah ...” One can link this idea of punishment to one of the major prophets “ Ezekiel ” who “... interprets the exile to Babylon and the destruction of Jerusalem as deserved punishments for the sins of those who themselves committed them .” Verses 3-7 in Obadiah explain to the reader the reason for the punishment theme, “ Confidence in one ’ s power, intelligence, allies, or the topographical features of one ’ s territory is often mentioned as an attribute of those who foolishly confront the Lord and are consequently punished .” Although destruction is vital to understanding Obadiah, it is of note to understand the destruction being a consequence of action.

Temple prophets are described in 1 Chronicles 25: 1 as using lyres, harps and cymbals.

There are records of several prophets believed to be incarnate banshees attending the great houses of Ireland and the courts of local Irish kings.

In Christianity, promises of Heaven and Hell as rewards and punishments are often used to motivate good and bad behavior, as threats of disaster were used by prophets like Jeremiah to motivate the Israelites.

The people of Israel, 450 prophets of Baal, and 400 prophets of Asherah are summoned to Mount Carmel.

This is He who places prophets in the Church, instructs teachers, directs tongues, gives powers and healings, does wonderful works, often discrimination of spirits, affords powers of government, suggests counsels, and orders and arranges whatever other gifts there are of charismata ; and thus make the Lord ’ s Church everywhere, and in all, perfected and completed.

For God hath set same in the Church, first apostles … secondly prophets … thirdly teachers … next mighty works, among which are the healing of diseases … and gifts of either speaking or interpreting divers kinds of tongues.

The Qur ' an mentions only some prophets by name, but makes it clear that many were sent who are not mentioned.

In the Roman Catholic Church, the twelve minor prophets are read in the Breviary during the fourth and fifth weeks of November, which are the last two weeks of the liturgical year, and his feast day is January 15.