# Malachi

## Facts:

Malachi was one of God’s prophets to the kingdom of Judah. He lived around 500 years before Christ was on earth.

* Malachi prophesied during the period when Israel’s temple was being rebuilt after returning from the Babylonian captivity.
* Ezra and Nehemiah lived around the same time as Malachi.
* The book of Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament.
* Like all the Old Testament prophets, Malachi urged the people to repent of their sins and to turn back to worshiping Yahweh.

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(See also: [Babylon](../names/babylon.md), [captive](../other/captive.md), [Ezra](../names/ezra.md), [Judah](../names/kingdomofjudah.md), [Nehemiah](../names/nehemiah.md), [prophet](../kt/prophet.md), [repent](../kt/repent.md), [turn](../other/turn.md))

## Bible References:

* [Malachi 01:01](rc://en/tn/help/mal/01/01)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H4401
