Zephaniah

Russian icon, Iconostasis of Kizhi monastery, early 18th c.

The Holy Prophet Zephaniah, or "Sophonias" in Greek, is the ninth of the Twelve Minor Prophets. He was born of the tribe of Levi and was active around 640 B.C.

His name is interpreted in the Greek Synaxarion in various ways, from "watch-tower of the Lord" to other meanings exemplifying the prophet's view in the mysteries of God's will, such as "to hide" or "Yahweh has hidden".

Old Testament Prophets series
Major Prophets Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel Minor Prophets Hosea Amos Micah Joel Obadiah Jonah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi

Sources

• Holy Apostles Convent. (2002). The Holy Prophet Sophonias. In The Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church (pp. 143-154).

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