Micahמיכה
In the Bible
The prophet Micah (מיכה) — first attested in Judg 17:5 (26 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
וְהָאִ֣ישׁ מִיכָ֔ה ל֖וֹ בֵּ֣ית אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיַּ֤עַשׂ אֵפוֹד֙ וּתְרָפִ֔ים וַיְמַלֵּ֗א אֶת־יַ֤ד אַחַד֙ מִבָּנָ֔יו וַֽיְהִי־ל֖וֹ לְכֹהֵֽן׃
Now this man Micah had a house of God; he had made an ephod and oracle idols<sup class="footnote-marker">d</sup><i class="footnote"><b>oracle idols </b>Figurines, apparently with a human form, used as a medium in divination.</i> and he had inducted one of his sons to be his priest.
Gematria & sigil
The consonantal gematria of Micah (מיכה) and its sigil traced on the Lo Shu (Saturn 3×3) by the Aiq-Bekar digital-root method: each letter's value reduces to 1–9, those cells are joined in order — the trace is the sigil.
| Letter | Value | Aiq Bekar |
|---|---|---|
| ם | 40 | 4 |
| י | 10 | 1 |
| ך | 20 | 2 |
| ה | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 75 | 3 |
Stellar letters
The 4-consonant name needs its 2 distinct simple-letters to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Micah appears in the stellar reading on 0 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Its required simple letters are never all occupied together on these 12 dates — a multi-letter name is rarer than a single-letter one. Open any date in the Reader to inspect that sky.
No readable date among the 12 — this name needs more simultaneous simple letters than any of these conjunctions occupy.
Description
According to the Hebrew Bible, Micah was a prophet of Yahweh and is traditionally regarded as the author of the Book of Micah. He is considered one of the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Hebrew Bible and is depicted as a contemporary of the prophets Isaiah, Amos and Hosea. Micah is described as having been from Moresheth-Gath, in southwest Judah and prophesying during the reigns of kings Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of the southern Kingdom of Judah in the 8th century BC.
Facts
| Born | Moresheth-Gath, 8th century BC |
| Venerated in | Second Temple Judaism (historically), Rabbinic Judaism, Eastern Orthodox Church, Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Assyrian Church of the East, Ancient Church of the East |
| Feast | August 14, January 5 (Eastern Orthodox), July 31, December 31 (Roman Catholic), July 31 (Armenian Apostolic Church), August 16 (Mesori 10) (Coptic Orthodox), August 16 (Nähase 10) (Ethiopian Orthodox, Eritrean Orthodox) |
| Major works | Book of Micah |
Life & work in brief
Summarised by section — one row per topic, for fast reading.
| Topic | Summary |
|---|---|
| Biblical narrative | Micah was active in the Kingdom of Judah from before the fall of Israel in 722 BC and experienced the devastation brought by Sennacherib's invasion of Judah in 701 BC. |
| Message | Micah’s messages were directed mainly towards Jerusalem, and were a mixture of denunciations and prophecies. |
| Christian interpretation | Micah 5:2 is interpreted as a prophecy that Bethlehem, a small village just south of Jerusalem, would be the birthplace of the Messiah. |
| Liturgical commemoration and historical reception | The prophet Micah is commemorated and venerated as a saint by multiple Christian churches that historically claim Apostolic succession and follow a liturgical calendar. |
Prophecies
Key prophetic utterances and visions attributed to Micah, with sources.
| Prophecy / vision | Source |
|---|---|
| They shall beat their swords into plowshares; none shall make afraid | Mic 4:3-4 |
| A ruler from Bethlehem Ephrathah, whose coming forth is from ancient days | Mic 5:2 |
| What does YHWH require? Do justice, love kindness, walk humbly | Mic 6:8 |