Isaiah (Hebrew: יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, Modern Yəšaʿyáhu Tiberian Yəšaʿăyāhû ; Greek: Ἠσαΐας, Ēsaiās ; Arabic: أشعیاء, Ash'iyā' , Spanish: Isaías ; "Yahweh is mighty"; pronounced /aɪˈzeɪ.ə/ (US), /aɪˈzaɪ.ə/ (UK)) is the main figure in the Biblical Book of Isaiah, and is traditionally considered to be its author. He was a prophet in the 8th-century BC Kingdom of Judah. Part of his message was: "The land will be completely laid waste and totally plundered. ...
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Isaiah (Hebrew: יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, Modern Yəšaʿyáhu Tiberian Yəšaʿăyāhû ; Greek: Ἠσαΐας, Ēsaiās ; Arabic: أشعیاء, Ash'iyā' , Spanish: Isaías ; "Yahweh is mighty"; pronounced /aɪˈzeɪ.ə/ (US), /aɪˈzaɪ.ə/ (UK)) is the main figure in the Biblical Book of Isaiah, and is traditionally considered to be its author. He was a prophet in the 8th-century BC Kingdom of Judah. Part of his message was: "The land will be completely laid waste and totally plundered. The LORD has spoken this word." (Isaiah 24:3). Isaiah therefore warns the people of Israel to turn back to YHWH.
Judaism considers the Book of Isaiah a part of its canon; he is the first listed (although not the earliest) of the neviim akharonim, the later prophets. Christianity regards Isaiah as a saint and as prophet.
Following biblical chronology, the prophet Isaiah was believed to be born in the 8th century BCE to a man named Amoz (Isaiah 1:1). He married a woman known as "the prophetess" (8:3). Isaiah had two sons by her, who bore...
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