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When did Isaiah begin his prophetic ministry in Judah?
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Miniature of Isaiah, manuscript illumination from The Siegburg Lectionary, 12th century.
Isaiah began his prophetic ministry in Judah in approximately 742 BCE. This marked the year of King Uzziah’s death, during which Isaiah experienced a vision of the Lord in the Jerusalem Temple. In this visionary experience, he was commissioned to serve as a messenger for God, a role he accepted with the response, "Here am I! Send me."12