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Krista Cook is a seventh-generation Utah Mormon and a graduate of Brigham Young University who covers LDS topics.
Updated on July 20, 2024This list details all the major and minor Old Testament prophets, though not necessarily in perfect chronological order. Some prophets overlapped or lived in different areas, and for some, their chronology cannot be estimated with any accuracy. As a result, this list is roughly chronological.
Scripture is sometimes definitive about who was a prophet. However, in many cases, we cannot say with any certainty that someone was not. They may or may not have been. Just because someone was mentioned in scripture does not mean they were a prophet, per se. Mormons have distinctive beliefs about what a prophet is.
| Prophet: | Scripture References: | Notes: |
| Adam | Genesis 2-5, D&C 107, Moses | |
| Seth | Genesis 4-5, D&C 107:42-43 | Remarkably like his father |
| Enos | Genesis 5:6-11, D&C 107:44, Moses 6:13-18 | Also called Enosh |
| Cainen | Genesis 5:9-14 | |
| Mahalaleel | Genesis 5:12-17, D&C 107: 46,53, Moses 6:19-20 | Also called Maleleel |
| Jared | Genesis 5:15-20 | |
| Enoch | Genesis 5:18-24, Hebrews 11:5, D&C 107:48-57, Moses 6 | See pseudepigrapha |
| Methuselah | Genesis 5:21-27, D&C 107:50,52-53, Moses 8:2-7 | Also called Mathusala |
| Lamech | Genesis 4:18-24, Genesis 5:25-31, D&C 107:51, Moses 8:5-11 | Father of Tubal-Cain |
| Noah | Genesis 5-9, 1 Peter 3:20, Moses 7-9 | Also called Noe |
| Shem | Genesis 10:21-31, Genesis 11:10-11, D&C 138:41 | Father of Semitic races |
| Melchizedek | Genesis 14:18-20 ( JST), Hebrews 7:1-3 ( JST), Alma 13:14-19, D&C 107:1-4 | He and Shem may have been the same person. Also called Melchisedec |
| Abraham | Genesis 11-25, Jacob 4:5, Alma 13:15, Helamanl 8:16–17, D&C 84:14, 33–34, D&C 132:29, Book of Abraham | Heavenly Father blesses all his posterity: biological and adopted. |
| Isaac | Genesis 15:1–6, 17:15–19, 18:9–15, 21- 28, D&C 132:37 | The only covenant child of Abraham. |
| Jacob | Genesis 25-50, D&C 132:37 | God renamed him Israel. |
| Joseph | Genesis 37-50, Joshua 24:32, 2 Nephi 3:4-22, Alma 46:23-27 | Sold into Egypt. |
| Ephraim | Genesis 41:52, 46:20, 48:19-20, Jeremiah 31:8 | Jacob placed him above his twin brother. |
| Elias or Esaias | D&C 84:11-13, D&C 110:12 | Elias is also a generic term in scripture. |
| Gad | 1 Samuel 22:5, 2 Samuel 24:11–19, 1 Chronicles 21:9–19, 1 Chronicles 29:29, 2 Chronicles 29:25 | Was also a seer. |
| Jeremy | D&C 84:9-10 | Not the same as Jeremiah |
| Elihu | D&C 84:8-9 | Lived sometime between Abraham and Moses. |
| Moses | Books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. Matthew 17:3–4, Mark 9:4–9, Luke 9:30, 1 Nephi 5:11, Alma 45:19, D&C 63:21, D&C 84:20-26, D&C 110:11, Book of Moses | Read this stirring, scriptural, tribute. |
| Joshua | Exodus 17:13–14, 24:13, 32:17, 33:11, Numbers 13:8, 14:26–31, 27:18–19, 34:17, Deuteronomy 1:38, 3:28, 31:3, 23, 34:9, Book of Joshua | Born in Egypt. Moses' successor. |
| Balaam | Numbers 22-24 | His ass was able to talk to him and save his life. |
| Samuel | 1 Samuel | He was also a seer. |
| Nathan | 2 Samuel 7, 2 Samuel 12, 1 Kings. 1:38–39, 45, 1 Chronicles 17:1–15, 2 Chronicles 9:29, 29:25, D&C 132:39 | Contemporary of King David. |
| Gad | 1 Samuel 22:5, 2 Samuel 24:11–19, 1 Chronicles 21:9–19, 1 Chronicles 29:29, 2 Chr. 29:25 | Was also a seer. Friend and advisor to King David |
| Ahijah | 1 Kings 11:29–39; 12:15, 14:1–18, 15:29, 2 Chronicles 9:29 | Was a Shilonite. |
| Jahaziel | 2 Chronicles 20:14 | |
| Elijah | 1 Kings. 17–22, 2 Kings. 1–2, 2 Chronicles 21:12–15, Malachi 4:5, Matthew 17:3, D&C 110: 13-16 | Known as Elijah the Tishbite. |
| Elisha | 1 Kings 19:16–21, 2 Kings 2-6 | Saw Elijah taken up into heaven. |
| Job | Book of Job, Ezekiel 14:14, James 5:11, D&C 121:10 | Suffered tremendous affliction. |
| Joel | Book of Joel, Acts 2:16-21, Joseph Smith-History 1: 41 | Moroni quoted Joel's prophecy to Joseph Smith. |
| Jonah | 2 Kings 14:25, Book of Jonah, Matthew 12:39-40, Matthew 16:4, Luke 11:29-30 | Swallowed by a great fish. |
| Amos | Book of Amos | Known for his reference to prophets. |
| Hosea or Hoshea | Book of Hosea | Illustrated Israel's infidelity. |
| Isaiah | Book of Isaiah, Luke 4:16–21, John 1:23, Acts 8:26–35; 1 Corinthians 2:9; 15:54–56 2 Nephi 12-24, 3 Nephi 23:1-3, 2 Nephi 27, Joseph Smith-History 1:40 | The most quoted prophet. |
| Oded | 2 Chronicles 15:1, 15:8, 28:9 | |
| Micah | Book of Micah | |
| Nahum | Book of Nahum, Luke 3:25 | Prophesied against Nineveh |
| Zephaniah | 2 Kings 25:18, Jeremiah 29:25,29; Book of Zephaniah | |
| Jeremiah | Book of Jeremiah, Book of Lamentations, 1 Nephi 5:10-13, 1 Nephi 7:14, Helaman 8:20 | Contemporary of Lehi, Ezekiel, Hosea, and Daniel. |
| Habakkuk | Book of Habakkuk | |
| Obadiah | 1 Kings 18, Book of Obadiah | |
| Ezekial | Book of Ezekiel, D&C 29:21 | Captive of Nebuchadnezzar. |
| Daniel | Book of Daniel | Survived the lions' den. |
| Zechariah | Ezra 5:1, Ezra 6:14, Book of Zechariah | Remembered for his prophecies of the Messiah. |
| Haggai | Ezra 5:1, Ezra 6:14, Book of Haggai | |
| Ezra | Book of Ezra, Nehemiah 8, 12; | Brought exiles back to Jerusalem. |
| Nehemiah | Ezra 2:2, Book of Nehemiah, | Rebuilt city walls. |
| Malachi | Book of Malachi, Matthew 11:10, 3 Nephi 24, D&C 2, D&C 128:17 Joseph Smith-History 1:37-39 | Quoted by Moroni. |
We have some idea of prophets who are lost to history. Scripture mentions them, but their records are not found in the Old Testament.
Cite this Article Your CitationCook, Krista. "List of Major and Minor Prophets of the Old Testament." Learn Religions, Jul. 20, 2024, learnreligions.com/major-and-minor-prophets-old-testament-4048175. Cook, Krista. (2024, July 20). List of Major and Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. Retrieved from https://www.learnreligions.com/major-and-minor-prophets-old-testament-4048175 Cook, Krista. "List of Major and Minor Prophets of the Old Testament." Learn Religions. https://www.learnreligions.com/major-and-minor-prophets-old-testament-4048175 (accessed September 12, 2024).
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