Haggai

[hag-ee-ahy, hag-ahy]

noun

a Minor Prophet of the 6th century b.c.

a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Hag.

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Historical Examples of haggai

So by the story of Ezra and the prophecy of Haggai it may be gathered, Ezra 3.
Lectures on Bible Revision
Samuel Newth
Therefore the prophecy of Haggai was not fulfilled in the rebuilding of that temple.
The City of God, Volume II
Aurelius Augustine
Mr. Bayard will look after her, Haggai, replied Mrs. Carruth wearily.
A Singular Life
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
Haggai declares that God will, at some future time, shake the heaven.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews
Thomas Charles Edwards
The conditions of the times were the same as those described in Haggai.
The Bible Book by Book
Josiah Blake Tidwell

British Dictionary definitions for haggai

Haggai

noun Old Testament

a Hebrew prophet, whose oracles are usually dated between August and December of 520 bc

the book in which these oracles are contained, chiefly concerned with the rebuilding of the Temple after the Exile

Douay spelling: Aggeus (əˈdʒiːəs)

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