# 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."

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))

(See also: [Babylon](../other/babylon.md), [Jehoiakim](../other/jehoiakim.md), [Jeremiah](../other/jeremiah.md))

## Bible References: ##

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