Habakkuk, or Habacuc, who was active around 612 BCE, 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.
An 18th-century Russian icon of the prophet Habakkuk (Iconostasis of Transfiguration Church, Kizhi monastery, Karelia, Russia)
Statue of Habakkuk by Donatello, in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo of Florence
Tomb of Habakkuk near Kadarim, Israel
Shrine of Habakkuk in Tuyserkan, Iran
The Book of Habakkuk is the eighth book of the 12 minor prophets of the Bible. It is attributed to the prophet Habakkuk, and was probably composed in the late 7th century BC. The original text was written in the Hebrew language.
Habakkuk 2:4b quoted in a Jewish cemetery in Cologne: "the righteous will live by his faith."
Saint Paul Writing His Epistles, 16th-century painting
Prophet Habakkuk as imagined by an 18th century Russian icon painter