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Chaggai חגי הנביא
First of the three last prophets. In the second year of Daryavesh he roused Zerubavel, Yehoshua the Kohen Gadol, and the people to resume building the Second Temple. A named member of the Anshei Knesset HaGedolah in Rambam's listing; with the death of Chaggai, Zechariah, and Malachi, prophecy ceased from Israel.
I. Who
- Hebrew
- חגי הנביא
- Also known as
- Haggai
- Era
- second-temple
- Received the mesorah from
- Baruch ben Neriah
- Colleagues
- Zechariah (the prophet), Malachi
II. When
- Traditional
- c. 3390–3448 AM (prophesied in the second year of Daryavesh, 3408 AM)
- Academic
- fl. 520 BCE (second year of Darius I)
- Lifespan (traditional)
- ≈58 years
- Precision
- approximate
III. Where
- Places
- Jerusalem
V. How do we know
| Claim | Evidence | Confidence | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| A member of the court of Ezra — the Men of the Great Assembly — in Rambam's enumeration, which received the Oral Torah from Baruch ben Neriah and his court.
Confidence is for the chain as stated by the Rambam. |
rabbinic | ★★★★★ | |
| "In the second year of Daryavesh the king... the word of God came through Chaggai the prophet to Zerubavel ben She'altiel governor of Yehudah and to Yehoshua ben Yehotzadak the Kohen Gadol" — the call to rebuild the Temple.
Confidence is for what the biblical text states. |
biblical | ★★★★★ | |
| "When the last prophets — Chaggai, Zechariah, and Malachi — died, the ruach hakodesh departed from Israel." | rabbinic | ★★★★☆ | |
| His prophecy is dated to the second year of Daryavesh — 3408 AM in traditional reckoning, 520 BCE academically. The two systems diverge by roughly 166 years in the Persian period and are stated separately, never merged.
Schematic traditional dating alongside a firmly dated academic anchor. |
tradition reconstruction | ★★☆☆☆ |