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Haggai

Haggai, a prophet during the post-exilic period, urged the people to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.

The name Haggai means “feast; solemnity”

MaleProphetExile and Return eraOld Testament2 books14 verses

Summary

A prophet living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezra 5:1; referred to as Haggai (חַגַּי, Aramiac חַגַּי).

Events

Dates are approximate

Glossary entries

Haggai (Person)

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Mentions

Includes 3 verses that refer to Haggai without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Ezra 5:1
    Later, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them.
  2. Ezra 6:14
    So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.
  3. Haggai 1:1
    In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating
  4. Haggai 1:3
    Then the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying:
  5. Haggai 1:12
    Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the words of the prophet Haggai, because the LORD their God had sent him. So the people feared the LORD.
  6. Haggai 1:13
    Haggai, the messenger of the LORD, delivered the message of the LORD to the people: “I am with you,” declares the LORD.
  7. Haggai 2:1
    On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying:
  8. Haggai 2:2Referred to, not named
    “Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and also to the remnant of the people. Ask them,
  9. Haggai 2:10
    On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Haggai the prophet, saying,
  10. Haggai 2:11Referred to, not named
    “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Ask the priests for a ruling.
  11. Haggai 2:13
    So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.
  12. Haggai 2:14
    Then Haggai replied, “So it is with this people and this nation before Me, declares the LORD, and so it is with every work of their hands; whatever they offer there is defiled.
  13. Haggai 2:20
    For the second time that day, the twenty-fourth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to Haggai, saying,
  14. Haggai 2:21Referred to, not named
    “Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth: