Major prophets - Definition and Overview

A major prophet is a book in the Major Prophets section of the Jewish Hebrew Bible known to Christians as the Old Testament. These are (in order of occurrence in the Bible):

• Isaiah
• Jeremiah
• Lamentations , also known as the Lamentations of Jeremiah
• Baruch (deuterocanonical; may be placed before Lamentations.) This work is not incorporated into the Jewish Hebrew Bible.
• Ezekiel
• Daniel

The term "major" refers to their length. See Minor prophet for shorter prophecies in the Bible.