מִיכָה

Detailed Definition

• 1the 6th in order of the minor prophets; a native of moresheth, he prophesied during the reigns of jotham, ahaz, and hezekiah of judah, and was contemporary with the prophets hosea, amos, and isaiah
• 2an ephraimite during the period of the judges
• 3a descendant of joel the reubenite
• 4son of meribbaal and grandson of jonathan
• 5a kohathite levite, the eldest son of uzziel the brother of amram
• 6father of abdon, a man of high station in the reign of josiah
• 7son of imlah and a prophet of samaria who predicted the defeat and death of king ahab of israel