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Gerard Hoet, Ahijah's prophecy to Jeroboam, 1728.

Ahijah the Shilonite (Hebrew: אחיה השילוני, Ahiya Hashiloni, "Yah is my brother") was a Levite^[1] prophet of Shiloh (1 Kings 11:29; 14:2) in the days of Solomon, as mentioned in the Hebrew Bible's 1 Kings. The Hebrew Bible records two of his prophecies; 1 Kings 11:31-39, announcing the rending of the ten tribes from Solomon and 1 Kings 14:6-16, delivered to Jeroboam's wife, foretelling the death of the king's son, the destruction of Jeroboam's house, and the captivity of Israel "beyond the river."

According to 2 Chronicles, Ahijah also authored a book, described as Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite which contained information about Solomon's reign.^[2] This text, however, has not survived and is one of the lost texts mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. Rabbinic tradition credits Ahijah with having lived a very long life,^[3] linking his life-span with that of antediluvian patriarchs such as Methuselah and Noah.

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^ 1 Chr. 26:20
^ 2 Chr. 9:29
^ TB Baba Batra 12lB

v t e Prophets in the Hebrew Bible

Pre-Patriarchs (Bible)	Abel Kenan Enoch Noah (rl) Eber

Patriarchs and Matriarchs	Abraham Isaac Jacob Joseph Hagar Rebecca Rachel Leah

Israelite prophets in the Torah	Moses (rl) Aaron Miriam Eldad & Medad Phinehas

Prophets mentioned in the Former Prophets	Joshua Deborah Gideon Eli Elkanah Hannah Abigail Samuel Gad Nathan David Solomon Jeduthun Ahijah Elijah Elisha Shemaiah Iddo Hanani Jehu Micaiah Jahaziel Eliezer Zechariah ben Jehoiada Huldah

Major Prophets	Isaiah (rl) Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel (rl)

Minor Prophets	Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah (rl) Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi

Noahide prophets	Beor Balaam Job (rl)

Other prophets	Amoz Beeri Baruch Agur Uriah Buzi Mordecai Esther (rl) Oded Azariah

Italics denote that the status as a prophet is not universally accepted. rl are articles dealing with the prophet within Rabbinic Literature.

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