Prophet Micah

Micah of Moresheth, a small town in the hill country of Judah, is one of the Twelve Prophets. He prophesied in the days of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah (Micah 1:1), in the late 8th century BC, against the injustice of the rich and the corruption of judges and priests, and foretold that Zion would be ploughed like a field. A century later the elders of Judah recalled these words in defence of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 26:18). His book also contains the words about Bethlehem from which a ruler of Israel would come (Micah 5:2). St Dimitry's account holds that he died in peace and was buried at Moresheth.