The Prophet Micah was born in the town of Moresheth, south of Jerusalem. He came from the tribe of Judah and was the sixth of the so-called Minor Prophets.
Micah exercised his prophetic ministry around 778 BC, during the reigns of Kings Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. He was active for nearly fifty years and was a contemporary of the Prophet Isaiah.
He foretold many of the calamities that would befall Israel and warned its inhabitants about the Assyrian invasion. He also spoke about the birth of Christ.
According to the Scriptures:
“And you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, out of you shall come forth for Me One … whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.” (Micah 5:2)
In the 4th century, there was discovered in a miraculous manner the place where his relics rested.
His memory is celebrated on August 14.
