Haggai
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Haggai or Aggeus was a Hebrew prophet active during the building of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, one of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible, and the author or subject of the Book of Hagga
Russian icon of Haggai, 18th century (Iconostasis of Kizhi monastery, Karelia, Russia)
Haggai (watercolor circa 1896–1902 by James Tissot)
Zerubbabel
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He is solely documented in the Hebrew Bible, in which he led the first group of Jews, numbering 42,360, who returned from the Babylonian captivity in the first year of Cyrus the Great, the king of the
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…of the Great Assembly are traditionally known for continuing the work of Ezra and Nehemiah. Haggai supported the officials of his time, specifically Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, and Joshua the High Priest. In the Book of Haggai, God refers to Zerubbabel as "my servant" as King David was, and says he will…
Zerubbabel and Cyrus (1650s) by Jacob van Loo; Zerubbabel (left) shows the Persian king Cyrus the Great the plan for a rebuilt Jerusalem
Zerubbabel from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum (1553)
Praise of Truth by Phillips Galle after Gerard Groenning 1638.
Zerubbabel Before Darius by Nikolaus Knüpfer, Hermitage Museum.