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Gad (Hebrew: גָּד, Modern: Gad, Tiberian: Gāḏ, "luck", / ɡ æ d /) was a seer or prophet mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and the writings of Jewish historian Josephus.He was one of the personal prophets of King David of Israel and, according to the Talmudic tradition, some of his writings are believed to be included in the Books of Samuel. [1]
A "seer" or prophet who was sent to rebuke king Asa of Judah for entering into a league with Ben-Hadad I, king of Syria, against the northern kingdom of Israel. Anani depicted in Nuremberg Chronicles (1493) Hanani was imprisoned in stocks by Asa (2 Chronicles 16:7-10).
Apollo was said to have given the gift of prophecy to Phineus, [24] but the latter's own blinding was variously attributed to the outrage against his sons, [25] his giving Phrixus directions on his journey, [26] or because he preferred long life to sight, [27] or, as reported in the Argonautica (thus the best-known version), for revealing the future to mankind. [28]
Phinehas – Biblical priest and prophet who opposed the heresy of Peor; Eli – High priest of Shiloh in ancient Israel; Elkanah – Husband of Hannah and father of Samuel in the Books of Samuel; Samuel – Biblical prophet and seer; Gad – Seer or prophet mentioned in the Hebrew Bible; Natan – Person in the Hebrew Bible
Musaeus of Athens (Greek: Μουσαῖος, Mousaios) was a legendary polymath, philosopher, historian, prophet, seer, priest, poet, and musician, said to have been the founder of priestly poetry in Attica. He composed dedicatory and purificatory hymns and prose treatises, and oracular responses.
Islamic tradition holds both Joachim and Amram are named the same, though the Quran only refers to Joachim with the name of Amram and calls Mary the sister of Aaron, [10] Muslims see this as connecting the two women from two prophetic households in spirit.
Isaiah, an important Biblical prophet, in fresco on the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo. In religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people.
The Sorceress of Endor, detail of The Shade of Samuel Invoked by Saul (Dmitry Nikiforovich Martynov, 1857). The Witch of Endor (Hebrew: בַּעֲלַת־אֹוב בְּעֵין דּוֹר baʿălaṯ-ʾōḇ bəʿĒyn Dōr, "mistress of the ʾōḇ in Endor") is a woman who, according to the Hebrew Bible, was consulted by Saul to summon the spirit of the prophet Samuel.