Habakkuk

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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2024). Habakkuk is the 438th most popular religious figure (down from 302nd in 2024). (down from 51st in 2019)

The first verse of Habakkuk says, "I will stand my watch and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved." This verse is most famous because it is the only book in the Bible that starts with a question.