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What does "prophet" mean?
the Prophet
- among Muslims, Mohammed
- â among Mormons, Joseph Smith
the Prophets
- one of the three major divisions of the Jewish Holy Scriptures, following the Pentateuch and preceding the Hagiographa
- the authors or subjects of the prophetic books in this division, including Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah, etc.
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