prophet Micaiah

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Prophet Micaiah is a biblical prophet known for courageously delivering an unfavorable prophecy to King Ahab, predicting his defeat and death in battle.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Micaiah 2
Micaiah son of Imlah 2
Prophet Micaiah son of Imlah 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure ⓘ
person ⓘ
prophet ⓘ
alsoCalled Micaiah son of Imlah ⓘ
linked to: prophet Micaiah
associatedWith Kingdom of Israel ⓘ
contemporaryOf King Ahab ⓘ
King Jehoshaphat ⓘ
linked to: Jehoshaphat
father Imlah ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Micaiah ⓘ
linked to: prophet Micaiah
imprisonedBy King Ahab ⓘ
knownFor courage in speaking truth to power ⓘ
refusing to flatter King Ahab ⓘ
language Hebrew ⓘ
literaryCharacterIn Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
mentionedIn 1 Kings 22 ⓘ
2 Chronicles 18 ⓘ
linked to: 2 Chronicles
moralQuality courage ⓘ
faithfulness to God ⓘ
truthfulness ⓘ
notableFor delivering an unfavorable prophecy to King Ahab ⓘ
predicting the death of King Ahab ⓘ
predicting the defeat of King Ahab in battle ⓘ
opposedBy Ahab’s court prophets ⓘ
Zedekiah son of Chenaanah ⓘ
prophesiedEvent battle at Ramoth-gilead ⓘ
prophesiedOutcome Ahab would not return safely from battle ⓘ
Israel would be scattered without a shepherd ⓘ
prophesiedTo Ahab ⓘ
Jehoshaphat ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
role prophet in the northern kingdom of Israel ⓘ
scripturalTradition Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
scriptureReference 1 Kings 22:13–28 ⓘ
1 Kings 22:8 ⓘ
2 Chronicles 18:12–27 ⓘ
2 Chronicles 18:7 ⓘ
suffered imprisonment for his prophecy ⓘ
physical abuse from Zedekiah son of Chenaanah ⓘ
theme conflict between true and false prophecy ⓘ
cost of prophetic truth-telling ⓘ
divine sovereignty over kings ⓘ
timePeriod 9th century BCE (approximate) ⓘ
vision a lying spirit sent to entice Ahab ⓘ
the LORD on His throne with the host of heaven ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ahab → condemnedBy → prophet Micaiah ⓘ
King Ahab → associatedWith → Prophet Micaiah son of Imlah ⓘ
linked to: prophet Micaiah
King Ahab → condemnedBy → Prophet Micaiah son of Imlah ⓘ
linked to: prophet Micaiah
Battle of Ramoth-gilead → associatedWith → Micaiah son of Imlah ⓘ
linked to: prophet Micaiah
Micaiah → givenName → Micaiah ⓘ
subject linked to: prophet Micaiah
linked to: prophet Micaiah
Micaiah → alsoCalled → Micaiah son of Imlah ⓘ
subject linked to: prophet Micaiah
linked to: prophet Micaiah
Achbor son of Micaiah → father → Micaiah ⓘ
linked to: prophet Micaiah