| Name Means | "The Lord has saved." |
|---|---|
| Home | Believed to be Jerusalem. |
| Family | May have been related to the royal house of Judah; married to a woman he called the "prophetess"; father of two sons, Shear-Jashub and Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. |
| Occupation | Official of King Uzziah of Judah; later called by God to be a prophet. |
| Best Known As | An Old Testament prophet who vividly predicted the coming of the Messiah. |
| Special Interest | May have been executed by the wicked King Manasseh by being placed in a log that was then sawed in two. |
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