According to the Talmud, there were 48 prophets and 7 prophetesses of Judaism (Hebrew: נְבִיאִים Nəvīʾīm, Tiberian: Năḇīʾīm, "Prophets", literally "spokespersons").[1][2][3] The last Jewish prophet is believed to have been Malachi. In Jewish tradition it is believed that the period of prophecy, called Nevuah, ended with Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi (mid-5th century BCE) at which time the "Shechinah departed from Israel".[4][5]
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- ^ Khan, Geoffrey (2020). The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 1. Open Book Publishers. ISBN 978-1783746767.
- ^ "Megillah 14a, the William Davidson Talmud (Koren - Steinsaltz)". Sefaria. 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- ^ Scherman, Nosson. The Stone Edition Tanach. Mesorah Publications, Limited. p. 2038.
- ^ A Dictionary of the Jewish-Christian Dialogue, Paulist Press (1995), p167.
- ^ Light of Prophecy Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America/National Conference of Synagogue Youth (1990), p6.