Micaiah

For other uses, see Micaiah (disambiguation).
Micaiah's prophecy. Woodcut by Johann Christoph Weigel, 1695.

Micaiah (Hebrew: מִיכָיְהוּ‎ Mīḵāyəhū "Who is like Yah?"[1]), son of Imlah, is a prophet in the Hebrew Bible. He is one of the four disciples of Elijah[2] and not to be confused with Micah, prophet of the Book of Micah.

  1. ^ Peter J. Leithart 1 & 2 Kings 2006 - Page 161 "Pressed by Jehoshaphat, Ahab reluctantly brings Micaiah, whose name means “who is like Yah?"
  2. ^ J. D., Eisenstein, Otzar Midrashim, vol.1 (New York: Noble, 1915), p. 173. Hupat Etivahu, part four, number 47