Habakkuk

This article is about Habakkuk, a biblical prophet. For other uses, see Habakkuk (disambiguation).
"Saint Habakkuk" redirects here. For the Serbian Orthodox saint, see Avakum.
"Chabakuk" redirects here. For the religious movement, see Chabakuk (Judaism).
Habakkuk
חֲבַקּוּק
An 18th-century Russian icon of the prophet Habakkuk (Iconostasis of Transfiguration Church, Kizhi monastery, Karelia, Russia)
Prophet
Venerated inJudaism
Christianity
Islam
Rastafari
Major shrineToyserkan, Iran
Kadarim, Israel
FeastJanuary 15 (Roman Catholic)
December 2 (Orthodox)
AttributesProphet
Major worksBook of Habakkuk

Habakkuk, or Habacuc, who was active around 612 BC, was a prophet whose oracles and prayer are recorded in the Book of Habakkuk, the eighth of the collected twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible. He is revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

Almost all information about Habakkuk is drawn from the book of the Bible bearing his name, with no biographical details provided other than his title, "the prophet". He is mentioned in the deuterocanonical Additions to Daniel, and outside the Bible, he is mentioned over the centuries in the forms of Christian and Rabbinic tradition.


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