Hosea (Hebrew: הוֹשֵׁעַ Hoshea "Salvation/deliverance is the Lord") was a Hebrew prophet and author of the Biblical Book of Hosea. He is identified only as the "son of Beeri." Hosea served as the Lord's prophet during the reigns of King Uzzia, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah of Judah and Jereboam II of Israel in the late 9th and early 8th centuries B.C. Prophets of the same period include Amos, Isaiah and Micah. The listing of the kings has also enabled accurate dating of Hosea's ministry.