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Habakkuk

Facts:

Habakkuk was an Old Testament prophet who lived around the time that King Jehoiakim was reigning over Judah. The prophet Jeremiah was also alive during some of this time.

• This prophet wrote the book of Habakkuk around 600 BC when the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem and took many of the people of Judah into exile.
• Yahweh gave Habakkuk the prophecy about how the "Chaldeans" (Babylonians) would come and conquer the people of Judah.
• One of Habakkuk's most well-known statements is: "the righteous person shall live by his faith."

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(See also: Babylon, Jehoiakim, Jeremiah)

Bible References:

• Habakkuk 01:1-2