An Ephraimite who had idols made and then hired a Levite to become his priest (Judges 17–18).
→ View encyclopedia entryA descendant of Shimei from the tribe of Reuben (1 Chronicles 5:5).
→ View encyclopedia entryAnother spelling of Mica, a son of Mephibosheth and the great-grandson of King Saul (1 Chronicles 8:34–35; 9:40–41).
→ View encyclopedia entryThe King James Version spelling of Mica, a son of Zicri (1 Chronicles 9:15).
A Levite and a son of Uzziel from the clan of Kohath. His temple responsibilities included care of the furniture and equipment (1 Chronicles 23:20; 24:24–25).
→ View encyclopedia entryAnother spelling of Micaiah, the father of Acbor (2 Chronicles 34:20).
→ View encyclopedia entryA prophet and author of the Old Testament book named for him (Micah 1:1). He was from Moresheth, a town about 33.8 kilometers (21 miles) southwest of Jerusalem. Micah spoke God’s message to both the northern and southern kingdoms during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah (750–686 BC).
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According to Micah 1:9, he was still prophesying in 701 BC when the Assyrian armies under Sennacherib besieged Jerusalem (compare Isaiah 36–37). About 100 years later, Jeremiah 26:16–19 mentions Micah as an example of an early prophet who predicted the destruction of Jerusalem.
Micah (Person)
This term has multiple meanings in the Bible:
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.