Haggai the prophet biography examples

For the prophetic book, see Book of Haggai.

For the eunuch servant in the Book of Esther, see Hegai.

For other people named Haggai, see Haggai (disambiguation).

Hebrew prophet

Haggai or Aggeus^[1] (; Hebrew: חַגַּי – Ḥaggay; Koine Greek: Ἀγγαῖος; Latin: Aggaeus) was a Hebrew prophet active during the building of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, one of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible, and the author or subject of the Book of Haggai.

Haggai the prophet biography examples

He is known for his prophecy in 520 BCE, commanding the Jews to rebuild the Temple.^[2] He was the first of three post-exilic prophets from the Neo-Babylonian Exile of the House of Judah (with Zechariah, his contemporary, and Malachi, who lived about one hundred years later), who belonged to the period of Jewish history which began after the return from captivity in Babylon.

His name means "my holidays".

Life

Scarcely anything is known of his personal history, with the book of Haggai offerin