# 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](../other/babylon.md) **·** [captive](../other/captive.md) **·** [ezra](../other/ezra.md) **·** [kingdomofjudah](../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](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mal/01/01)