# 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. (Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)) (See also: [Babylon](../other/babylon.md), [captive](../other/captive.md), [Ezra](../other/ezra.md), [Judah](../other/kingdomofjudah.md), [Nehemiah](../other/nehemiah.md), [prophet](../kt/prophet.md), [repent](../kt/repent.md), [turn](../kt/turn.md)) ## Bible References: ## * [Malachi 01:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/mal/01/01) ## Word Data:## * Strong's: