# Herald
The word “herald” is used to talk about a person who proclaims or announces a message from a king or other ruler.  A herald says the things that the king or ruler wants the herald to say. The herald announces these things to the people the king rules. 

See: [Proclaim (Proclamation)](../articles/proclaim.md)

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God chose the apostle Paul to be a herald of the gospel (see: 1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:11). Noah was a herald of righteousness (see: 2 Peter 2:5). That is, Noah told the people about God’s righteousness. The king of Babylon sent a herald to loudly proclaim a message to the people (see: Daniel 3:4).

See: [Apostle](../articles/apostle.md);[Gospel](../articles/gospel.md); [Righteous (Righteousness)](../articles/righteous.md); [Babylon](../articles/babylon.md)

See Map: Babylon