Book of Micah

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The Book of Micah is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that records the messages of the prophet Micah, including themes of divine judgment, social justice, and future restoration centered on Zion.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Book of Micah canonical 16
Micah 5:2 2
Micah chapter 6 1

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Neviim
Old Testament book
book of the Bible
prophetic book
approximateDateOfProphet 8th century BCE
associatedKingdom Kingdom of Judah
canonicalStatus canonical in Christianity
canonical in Judaism
closingEmphasis God’s steadfast love and forgiveness
closingVerseReference Micah 7:20
containsProphecyAgainst Jerusalem
Samaria
criticizesGroup priests
prophets
rulers
wealthy landowners
eschatologicalTheme nations streaming to Zion
ethicalEmphasis condemnation of exploitation
justice for the poor
famousQuotation "He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?"
genre poetry
prophecy
keyVerse Micah 6:8
language Biblical Hebrew
majorTheme Zion
corruption of leaders
covenant faithfulness
divine judgment
future restoration
hope for a remnant
idolatry and its consequences
social justice
mentionsLocation Jerusalem
Moresheth
Samaria
Zion
messianicProphecy Micah 5:2
linked to: Book of Micah
messianicTheme ruler from Bethlehem
numberOfChapters 7
openingSuperscription "The word of the LORD that came to Micah of Moresheth"
openingVerseReference Micah 1:1
parallelPassage Isaiah 2:2–4
partOf Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament
linked to: Bible
positionInOldTestament one of the Minor Prophets
positionInTanakh one of the Twelve Minor Prophets
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
structureFeature oracles of judgment
oracles of salvation
traditionallyAttributedTo Micah the prophet
linked to: Micah

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Referenced by (20)

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Zion appearsInBook Book of Micah
The Twelve hasPart Book of Micah
House of Bread associatedScripturalReference Micah 5:2
linked to: Book of Micah
Book of Micah messianicProphecy Micah 5:2
linked to: Book of Micah
Miriam mentionedIn Book of Micah
Micah (Book of Judges) distinctFrom Micah the prophet (Book of Micah)
subject linked to: Micah
linked to: Book of Micah
Jerusalem’s restoration describedIn Book of Micah
King Ahab mentionedIn Book of Micah
Balaam mentionedIn Book of Micah
Daughter of Zion appearsIn Book of Micah
House of Jacob scripturalBookMention Book of Micah
Ephrath appearsInBook Book of Micah
Micah 6:8 partOf Book of Micah
Micah 6:8 locatedIn Micah chapter 6
linked to: Book of Micah
Moresheth mentionedIn Book of Micah