About Jerusalem and Its Leaders
Isaiah 22:15–24
ca. 1200–332 BCE
15Thus said my Lord God of Hosts: Go in to see that steward, that Shebnaa, in charge of the palace:
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What Is the Book of Isaiah?
ca. 8th–6th Century BCE
The book of Isaiah has two sections, one the voice of Isaiah ben Amoz, an eighth-century BCE prophet in Jerusalem, and the other an anonymous Judean prophet of the Babylonian exile.
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From Isaiah to Zechariah: Biblical Prophets
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The classical prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible include many poetic or highly rhetorical prophecies addressed to the public at large.
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Prophets: The Second Section of the Jewish Bible
ca. 1200–332 BCE
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