RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Malachi

450 BC - Today

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Malachi or Malachias ( ; Hebrew: מַלְאָכִי‎, Modern: Malʾaḵī, Tiberian: Malʾāḵī, "my messenger") is the name used by the author of the Book of Malachi, the last book of the Nevi'im (Prophets) section of the Tanakh. It is possible that Malachi is not a proper name, because it means "messenger"; it has been assumed to be a pseudonym. According to Jewish tradition, the real identity of Malachi is Ezra the scribe. Some scholars argue that the Book of Malachi is the result of multiple stages of redaction; most of its text originated in the Persian period, with the oldest stratum from around 500 BCE and redactions into the Hellenistic period. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Malachi is the 349th most popular religious figure (up from 510th in 2019). (up from 133rd in 2019)

Malachi is most famous for being the last of the twelve minor prophets and for his book.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Malachi ranks 349 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Stephen I, Muhammad al-Mahdi, Matteo Ricci, Pietro Parolin, Pope Symmachus, and Irenaeus. After him are Nathan, Photios I of Constantinople, Pope John XI, Al-Tirmidhi, Abu Hurairah, and Theodora.

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Among people born in 450 BC, Malachi ranks 3. Before him are Alcibiades, and Polykleitos. After him are Diotima of Mantinea, Cleon, Amyntas III of Macedon, Nectanebo I, Amyrtaeus, Archidamus II, Pelopidas, Theramenes, and Diagoras of Melos.

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