Habakkuk

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Habakkuk חֲבַקּוּק
An 18th-century Russian icon of the prophet Habakkuk (Iconostasis of Transfiguration Church, Kizhi monastery, Karelia, Russia)
Prophet
Venerated in	Judaism Christianity Islam Rastafari
Major shrine	Toyserkan, Iran Kadarim, Israel
Feast	January 15 (Roman Catholic) December 2 (Orthodox)
Attributes	Prophet
Major works	Book of Habakkuk

Habakkuk^[a] or Habacuc is the main figure described in the Book of Habakkuk, the eighth of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Bible. He is traditionally regarded as a prophet active around 612 BCE.

Almost all information about Habakkuk is drawn from the book of the Bible bearing his name,^[1] with no biographical details provided other than his title, "the prophet".^[2] The name “Habakkuk” appears only in Habakkuk 1:1 and 3:1 in the Hebrew Bible, has uncertain etymology, and may derive from an Akkadian word for a fragrant plant or the Hebrew root meaning “embrace.” 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.^[3][4]

Habakkuk’s tomb is claimed by multiple sites, notably a traditional hillside location in northern Israel near Kadarim and a mausoleum in Tuyserkan, Iran.

Habakkuk is commemorated in Christianity with feast days and celebrated through notable religious artworks by artists like Donatello and Gian Lorenzo Bernini. In Islam, he is recognized as a prophet whose writings are interpreted as foretelling the coming of Muhammad and the revelation of the Quran.

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