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# Habakkuk #
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## Facts: ##
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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.
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* 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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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names ](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names ))
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(See also: [Babylon ](../other/babylon.md ), [Jehoiakim ](../other/jehoiakim.md ), [Jeremiah ](../other/jeremiah.md ))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Habakkuk 01:1-2 ](rc://en/tn/help/hab/01/01 )
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## Word Data:##
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* Strong's: H2265