Haggai

Russian icon of Haggai, 18th century (Iconostasis of Kizhi monastery, Karelia, Russia)

Haggai or Aggeus[1] (/ˈhæɡ/; Hebrew: חַגַּיḤaggay; Koine Greek: Ἀγγαῖος; Latin: Aggaeus) was a Hebrew prophet during the building of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and one of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the author of the Book of Haggai. He is known for his prophecy in 520 BCE, commanding the Jews to rebuild the Temple.[2] He was the first of three post-exile 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".

  1. ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Aggeus (Haggai)". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  2. ^ Schiffman, Lawrence. Judaism in the Persian Period. pp. 53–54.