Haggai in Wikipedia
(Hebrew: חַגַּי, Ḥaggay or "Hag-i", Koine Greek: Ἀγγαῖος;
Latin: Aggeus) was a Jewish prophet during the building of
the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and one of the twelve minor
prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the author of the Book of
Haggai. His name means "my holiday". He was the first of
three prophets (with Zechariah, his contemporary, and
Malachi, who lived about one hundred years later), who
belonged to the period of Jewish history which began after
the return from captivity in Babylon.
Scarcely anything is known of his personal history. He may
have been one of the captives taken to Babylon by
Nebuchadnezzar. He began his ministry about sixteen years
after the return of the Jews to Judah (ca. 520 BCE). The
work of rebuilding the temple had been put to a stop through
the intrigues of the Samaritans. After having been suspended
for eighteen years, the work was resumed through the efforts
of Haggai and Zechariah.[1] They exhorted the people, which
roused them from their lethargy, and induced them to take
advantage of a change in the policy of the Persian
government under Darius the Great.
The name Haggai, with various vocalizations, is also found
in the Book of Esther, as a eunuch servant of the Queen...
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