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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.
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* Yahweh gave Habakkuk the prophecy about how the "Chaldeans" (Babylonians) would come and conquer the people of Judah.
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* 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
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