Major Prophets (longer prophetic books)
- Isaiah
- Jeremiah
- Lamentations (traditionally linked to Jeremiah)
- Ezekiel
- Daniel
Minor Prophets (shorter books, sometimes called “The Twelve”)
- Hosea
- Joel
- Amos
- Obadiah
- Jonah
- Micah
- Nahum
- Habakkuk
- Zephaniah
- Haggai
- Zechariah
- Malachi
Key Prophets Without Their Own Books
These men and women are called prophets in Scripture or function prophetically:
- Moses (the greatest prophet of Israel, Deuteronomy 34:10)
- Samuel (1 Samuel 3:20)
- Nathan (advised King David, 2 Samuel 7:2)
- Elijah (1 Kings 17–2 Kings 2)
- Elisha (2 Kings 2–13)
- Gad (David’s prophet, 1 Samuel 22:5)
- Ahijah (1 Kings 11:29)
- Shemaiah (2 Chronicles 12:5)
- Iddo (2 Chronicles 9:29)
- Azariah son of Oded (2 Chronicles 15:1)
- Hanani & Jehu his son (2 Chronicles 16:7; 19:2)
- Huldah (female prophetess) (2 Kings 22:14)
- Deborah (female prophetess and judge) (Judges 4:4)
- Miriam (prophetess, Moses’ sister) (Exodus 15:20)
- Anna (prophetess at Jesus’ dedication) (Luke 2:36)
- John the Baptist (called the greatest prophet, Matthew 11:11)
Notes
- The Bible often refers to “company of prophets” (schools of prophets, e.g., 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Kings 20:35).