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# Malachi #
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## Facts: ##
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Malachi was one of God's prophets to the kingdom of Judah. He lived around 500 years before Christ was on earth.
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* Malachi prophesied during the period when Israel's temple was being rebuilt after returning from the Babylonian captivity.
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* Ezra and Nehemiah lived around the same time as Malachi.
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* The book of Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament.
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* Like all the Old Testament prophets, Malachi urged the people to repent of their sins and to turn back to worshiping Yahweh.
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(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))
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2017-08-30 17:24:31 +00:00
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(See also: [Babylon](../names/babylon.md), [captive](../other/captive.md), [Ezra](../names/ezra.md), [Judah](../names/kingdomofjudah.md), [Nehemiah](../names/nehemiah.md), [prophet](../kt/prophet.md), [repent](../kt/repent.md), [turn](../kt/turn.md))
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2017-08-29 15:53:09 +00:00
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Malachi 01:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/mal/01/01)
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## Word Data:##
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* Strong's: H4401
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