Haggai

Old Testament · Minor Prophets · 2 chapters

After the return from exile, Haggai urges the people to put God first and finish rebuilding the temple.

Context

Genre

Prophecy

Authorship

The prophet Haggai

Date

520 BCE

Audience

The Judeans who returned from exile.

Setting

Jerusalem

Original language

Hebrew

In the original

בַּיִתbayit — house

Related texts

Ezra 5–6 · rebuilding the templeZechariah 1–8 · prophet of the same period

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