“The Morasthite,” so called to distinguish him from Micaiah, the son of Imlah (1 Kings 22:8). He was a prophet of Judah, a contemporary of Isaiah (Micah 1:1), a native of Moresheth of Gath (1:14, 15). Very little is known of the circumstances of his life (comp. Jer. 26:18, 19).
Person
Micah
- Name means
- poor; humble
- Mentioned
- 2 verses · first in Jeremiah 26:18
About Micah
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
On the timeline
- 753 BCProphecies of MicahMicah 1:1–16
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Others called Micah
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.