# 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](../names/babylon.md), [Jehoiakim](../names/jehoiakim.md), [Jeremiah](../names/jeremiah.md))

## Bible References:

* [Habakkuk 1:2](rc://en/tn/help/hab/01/02)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H2265
