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Moses and the Ten Commandments
Moses
Hebrew prophet
Medina, Saudi Arabia: Prophet's Mosque
Muhammad
prophet of Islam
The prophet Isaiah
Isaiah
Hebrew prophet
Painting by Rembrandt van Rijn showing Jeremiah sitting in a dimly lit cave, head resting on his hand in sorrow, with Jerusalem burning in the background.
Jeremiah
Hebrew prophet
Geertgen tot Sint Jans: John the Baptist in the Wilderness
St. John the Baptist
Jewish prophet and Christian saint
Statue of Nichiren at Myoren-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, standing with one arm raised, surrounded by blooming cherry blossom trees.
Nichiren
Japanese Buddhist monk
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith
American religious leader [1805–1844]
Samuel
Samuel
Hebrew prophet
Hong Xiuquan
Hong Xiuquan
Chinese prophet and rebel
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Elijah
Hebrew prophet
Sibyl of the Rhine
St. Hildegard
German mystic
Relief sculpture of Ezekiel in profile, with a long beard and robe, carved in a cracked, reddish-brown surface.
Ezekiel
Hebrew prophet
Jonah and the Whale
Jonah
biblical figure
Doré, Gustave: Deborah's Song of Triumph
Deborah
biblical figure
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Smohalla
American Indian leader
Amos
Amos
Hebrew prophet
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David Joris
Belgian religious leader
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Huynh Phu So
Vietnamese philosopher
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St. Silas
Christian prophet
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Elisha
Hebrew prophet