Who was the longest living prophet?

Answer 1

Aaron was the first prophet mentioned. Information about him can be found in Exodus. Also, when you say oldest prophet do you mean life span of a prophet or first prophet mentioned? Methuselah, he was 969 years old == == The Bible does not specifically address this question although it would seem that all four of the major prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel lived to a ripe old age.

Enoch prophesied according to the book of Jude and he lived to be 365 and was not because he was translated (He did not die, but was taken by God). Jude 1:14,15 Aaron was the first prophet mentioned. Information about him can be found in Exodus. Also, when you say oldest prophet do you mean life span of a prophet or first prophet mentioned? Methuselah, he was 969 years old == == The Bible does not specifically address this question although it would seem that all four of the major prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel lived to a ripe old age.

Enoch prophesied according to the book of Jude and he lived to be 365 and was not because he was translated (He did not die, but was taken by God). Jude 1:14,15

CORRECTION Abraham was the first Prophet in the bible. God himself pronounced him a Prophet : Now therefore restore to the man his wife, for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou shalt not restore her, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou and all that are thine.

(Genesis 20:7)

If Abraham was a Prophet and his son inherited the covenant God had with Abraham and all he had including the promise:

And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac.

(Genesis 25:5)

But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to thee at this set time in the next year.

(Genesis 17:21)

Then by default Isaac also was a Prophet.

The next person in the line was Jacob. In his case the bible clearly confirms that he was a Prophet by his Prophecy concerning his children at his death bed:

And Jacob called to his sons, and said, Assemble yourselves, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.

(Genesis 49:1)

As expected all of the prophecies stated over the twelve came to pass or are being fulfilled accordingly.

This may seem far-fetched by some but it could be argued that Levi, aside inheriting the priesthood also was a Prophet in the sense that:

It was noted he paid tithes in his father Abraham

virtually, if not all of his children were noted prophets as all of the children of

Amram his grand son and Jochebed his daughter gave birth to Aaron Moses and Miriam were Prophets/Prophetess

It would not be wrong to conclude that his three children were also prophets

And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

(Genesis 46:11)

Likewise, supporting this we note that Korah who lead a rebellion against Moses was a great, great grandson of Levi. Had most likely like Moses and Aaron his relations the prophetic anointing upon him.

Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:

(Numbers 16:1)

If all of the children of Levi were Prophets as postulated then

from the above analysis we may deduce that: at least

1.Abraham

2.Isaac

3.Jacob

4.Levi

5.Gershon, 6.Gohath, 7.Merari

8.Jochebed (prophetess)9. Amram, 10.Izhar, 11.Hebron, 12. Uzziel

who were older and direct ancestors of Aaron were Prophets ahead of him!

Answer 2

It was Enoch, who lived on the earth and prophesied until he was 365, but did not die as he was then taken by God into heaven, or raptured :-

Jude 1:14-15 KJV And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, ...

Gen 5:22-23 KJV And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: [v. 23] And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

Gen 5:22-24 MKJV And Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he fathered Methuselah. And he fathered sons and daughters. [v. 23] And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. [v. 24] And Enoch walked with God, and then he was not, for God took him.

Answer 3

The first prophet was Enoch. Compare Gen5: 21 with Jud 14.

Adam was not a prophet.

Answer 4

Either prophet Adam(pbuh) who live until he had 40,000 muslim children or prophet Nuh(pbuh) who is mentioned in the quran to have lived 950 years