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Moses and the Ten Commandments
Moses
Hebrew prophet
Medina, Saudi Arabia: Prophet's Mosque
Muhammad
prophet of Islam
Isaiah
Isaiah
Hebrew prophet
Rembrandt: Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem
Jeremiah
Hebrew prophet
Geertgen tot Sint Jans: John the Baptist in the Wilderness
St. John the Baptist
Jewish prophet and Christian saint
Nichiren
Nichiren
Japanese Buddhist monk
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith
American religious leader [1805–1844]
Samuel
Samuel
Hebrew prophet
Hong Xiuquan
Hong Xiuquan
Chinese prophet and rebel
Elijah
Elijah
Hebrew prophet
Ezekiel
Ezekiel
Hebrew prophet
Jonah and the Whale
Jonah
biblical figure
Doré, Gustave: Deborah's Song of Triumph
Deborah
biblical figure
Sibyl of the Rhine
St. Hildegard
German mystic
Smohalla
American Indian leader
Amos
Amos
Hebrew prophet
David Joris
Belgian religious leader
Huynh Phu So
Vietnamese philosopher
St. Silas
Christian prophet
Elisha
Hebrew prophet