《以赛亚嘴唇染炭》,本杰明·韦斯特,1782年,藏于鲍勃·琼斯大学博物馆画廊以赛亚(希伯來語:יְשַׁעְיָהוּ,羅馬化:Yəšaʿyáhu,直译:「耶和华拯救」;希臘語:Ἠσαΐας,羅馬化:Ēsaiās;阿拉伯語:أشعیاء),又譯依撒意亞,是《圣经·以赛亚书》中的主要人物,传统上认为他是该书的作者。他是公元前8世纪的犹太先知。预言:“地必全然空虚,尽被掠夺”(《以賽亞書》第24章第3节参)。因此他警告以色列人归回上帝。
基督教认为以赛亚是先知,一些基督教教派如天主教封以赛亚是圣人。犹太教认为以赛亚是第一位大先知。
以赛亚出生于公元前8世纪,是亚摩斯的儿子(以赛亚书 1:1)。他的妻子是一名女先知(8:3)。以赛亚夫妇有2个儿子,所起名字作为预兆(8:18):施亚雅述(7:3,10:22,“唯有剩下的归回”)和玛黑珥-沙拉勒-哈施-罢斯(意为“掳掠速临,抢夺快到”,8:1–4)。
《圣经·以赛亚书》以赛亚在犹大国王亚撒利雅(乌西雅)、约坦、亚哈斯和希西家(1:1)在位的时期作先知。以賽亞預言多處從耶路撒冷或殿中傳講,也被稱為「宮殿的先知」。亚撒利雅在公元前8世纪中叶统治了52年,以赛亚是在他去世前数年开始作先知,可能是在前740年。他活到希西家在位十四年(公元前698年去世),作先知至少有44年。
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