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Book of Isaiah

Old Testament
Also known as: Book of Isaias
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Book of Isaiah, one of the major prophetical writings of the Old Testament. The superscription identifies Isaiah as the son of Amoz and his book as “the vision of Isaiah . . . concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.” According to 6:1, Isaiah received his call “in the year that King Uzziah died” (742 bc), and his latest recorded activity is dated in 701 bc....

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