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Micah (/ ˈ m aɪ k ə /; Hebrew: מִיכָה, Modern: Mikha, Tiberian: Mîḵā) is a given name. Micah is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), and means "He who is like God”. The name is sometimes found with theophoric extensions.
Micah lived in a rural area, and often rebuked the corruption of city life in Israel and Judah. [2] Unlike prophets such as Isaiah and Hosea, no record of his father's name has been retained by the scribes, but it is likely that he was descended from the common people, as the target of his message was towards the privileged classes.
The Book of Micah is the sixth of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible. [1] [a] Ostensibly, it records the sayings of Micah, whose name is Mikayahu (Hebrew: מִיכָיָ֫הוּ), meaning "Who is like Yahweh?", [3] an 8th-century BCE prophet from the village of Moresheth in Judah (Hebrew name from the opening verse: מיכה המרשתי).
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The events leading up to the appearance of Micaiah are illustrated in 1 Kings 22:1–12. In 1 Kings 22:1–4, Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah goes to visit the King of Israel (identified later, in 1 Kings 22:20, as Ahab), and asks if he will go with him to take over Ramoth-gilead which was under the rule of the king of Aram.
Micah is a Hebrew given name. Micah may also refer to: Book of Micah, in the Hebrew Bible, attributed to Micah the Prophet Micah (prophet), its attributed author; Micah, from Micah's Idol narrative in the Book of Judges (Bible) Micah Challenge UK, British anti-poverty coalition; Micah Clarke, 1889 novel by Arthur Conan Doyle
Micah 5:6 AR St. Francis County: Palestine: Palestine: ... Rehoboth (Hebrew רְחוֹבוֹת Reḥovot, "broad place") is the name of three places in the Bible.
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