活动时期约西元前6世纪

　　《旧约》中十二小先知之一，传统上认为是〈哈该书〉的作者。（他的预言书在犹太教正典中是较大的“十二先知书”的一部分。）生于巴比伦流亡时期，流亡时期结束后他回到以色列，参与动员犹太社区重建耶路撒冷的圣殿。他的书包含了四篇神谕，发表于西元前521年。他认为，人民经济困难是因为圣殿未能及早重建，他还允诺神的新住所将会比原来的大许多。

　　One of the 12 Minor Prophets of the Old Testament， traditional author of the Book of Haggai. （His prophecy is part of a larger book， The Twelve， in the Jewish canon.） Born during the Babylonian Exile， he returned to Israel when it ended and helped mobilize the Jewish community to rebuild the Temple of Jerusalem. His book consists of four prophecies delivered in 521 BC. He attributes the economic distress of the returned exiles to their delay in reconstructing the Temple and promises that the new house of God will be GREater than the first.