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The Prophets

What is a prophet? And who was the first prophet in the Bible?

As far as I can tell, the first prophet mentioned in the Bible is Abraham (Genesis 20:7), and the role of a prophet appears to be fairly straightforward: it referred to those who spoke God’s words (Numbers 12:6; Deuteronomy 18:18). Nevertheless, as noted in the last post, the Jewish Bible is divided up into three sections, with the second section being “The Prophets,” and Abraham, the first prophet, isn’t part of that section....

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