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Hebrew prophet
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prophet of Islam
Isaiah
Isaiah
Hebrew prophet
Rembrandt: Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem
Jeremiah
Hebrew prophet
Geertgen tot Sint Jans: John the Baptist in the Wilderness
St. John the Baptist
Jewish prophet and Christian saint
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith
American religious leader [1805–1844]
Nichiren
Nichiren
Japanese Buddhist monk
Hong Xiuquan
Hong Xiuquan
Chinese prophet and rebel
Samuel
Samuel
Hebrew prophet
Elijah
Elijah
Hebrew prophet
Ezekiel
Ezekiel
Hebrew prophet
Doré, Gustave: Deborah's Song of Triumph
Deborah
biblical figure
Smohalla
American Indian leader
Sibyl of the Rhine
St. Hildegard
German mystic
Amos
Amos
Hebrew prophet
David Joris
Belgian religious leader
Huynh Phu So
Vietnamese philosopher
St. Silas
Christian prophet
Elisha
Hebrew prophet