Book of Habakkuk
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Book of Habakkuk — The Book of Habakkuk is the eighth book of the 12 minor prophets of the Hebrew Bible.Cross 2005] It is attributed to the prophet Habakkuk, and was probably composed in the late 7th century BC. A copy of chapters 1 and 2 (of 3) is included in the… … Wikipedia
HABAKKUK — (Heb. חֲבַקּוּק; cf, Akk. ḫambaququ or ḫhabbaququ, a fragrant herb), prophet at the time of the chaldeans ascent to power in the early seventh century B.C.E. (Hab. 1:6), a time apparently after the Egyptian defeat at Carchemish (Jer. 46:2) and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Habakkuk (disambiguation) — Habakkuk was a biblical prophet, from which the name originates.The Book of Habakkuk is the book of the Hebrew Bible written by that prophet.Habbakuk may also refer to:* Habakkuk Commentary, a Dead Sea scroll * Project Habakkuk, a never completed … Wikipedia
Habakkuk — This article is about Habakkuk, a biblical prophet. For other uses, see Habakkuk (disambiguation). An 18th century Russian icon of the prophet Habakkuk (Iconostasis of Transfiguration Church, Kizhi monastery, Karelia, Russia) … Wikipedia
Habakkuk Commentary — The Habakkuk Commentary or Pesher Habakkuk, labelled 1QpHab (Cave 1, Qumran, pesher, Habakkuk) was among the original seven Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in 1947 and published in 1951. Due to its early discovery and rapid publication, as well as… … Wikipedia
Habakkuk — noun 1. a Hebrew minor prophet • Instance Hypernyms: ↑prophet 2. an Old Testament book telling Habakkuk s prophecies • Syn: ↑Habacuc, ↑Book of Habakkuk • Instance Hypernyms: ↑book … Useful english dictionary
Habakkuk — /heuh bak euhk, hab euh kuk , kook /, n. 1. a Minor Prophet of the 7th century B.C. 2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbr.: Hab. Also, Douay Bible, Habacuc. * * * flourished 6th or 7th century BC One of the 12 Minor Prophets of the Hebrew … Universalium
HABAKKUK, PROPHECY OF — HABAKKUK, PROPHECY OF, book attributed to Habakkuk, in an appendix to the sixth century lists of Apocrypha, the Stichometry of Nicephorus and that of Pseudo Athanasius. It is mentioned together with works of Baruch, Ezekiel, and Daniel. Further,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Book of Daniel — Book of Daniel † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Book of Daniel In the Hebrew Bible, and in most recent Protestant (Protestantism) versions, the Book of Daniel is limited to its proto canonical portions. In the Septuagint, the Vulgate, and… … Catholic encyclopedia
Habakkuk — • Article on the minor prophet of the Old Testament, and his book Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
