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Nevi'im (the Prophets) נביאים
The prophets as a body of transmission — from Shmuel through the last prophets Chaggai, Zechariah, and Malachi — carrying the Torah through the monarchy, the First Temple, and the exile. Rambam's introduction names the links generation by generation: Shmuel, David, Achiyah HaShiloni, Eliyahu, Elisha, Yehoyada, Zechariah ben Yehoyada, Hoshea, Amos, Yeshayahu, Michah, Yoel, Nachum, Chavakuk, Tzefaniah, Yirmiyahu, and Baruch ben Neriah — each with an individual entry in the atlas.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- נביאים
- Era
- bible
- Received the mesorah from
- Zekenim (the Elders)
- Transmitted the mesorah to
- Anshei Knesset HaGedolah
II. When
- Traditional
- c. 2830–3448 AM (era of prophecy)
- Duration
- ≈618 years
- Precision
- approximate
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Prophets received the Torah from the Elders and transmitted it to the Men of the Great Assembly. | rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| Rabbinic tradition holds that prophecy ceased with the last prophets Chaggai, Zechariah, and Malachi, after which the sages carried authority. | rabbinic tradition | ★★★★☆ | |
| Rambam's introduction enumerates the prophetic transmission individually — each prophet receiving from his predecessor "and his court," from Eli and Shmuel down to Baruch ben Neriah and Ezra.
Confidence is for the chain as stated by the Rambam. |
rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| The date range shown is a schematic band for the era of prophecy in traditional chronology.
Schematic traditional dating. |
tradition reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |
Referenced by: Torah SheBaal Peh