Habakkuk

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My prophet project is Habakkuk. Habakkuk “complains” to God about the injustices being committed by the Babylonians. Habakkuk was a prophet in the Old Testament. He is the author of the Book of Habakkuk.
Almost nothing is known about Habakkuk, aside from what few facts are stated in the book Habakkuk within the Old Testament, or those inferences that may be drawn from that book.His name appears in the Bible only in Habakkuk 1:1 and 3:1, with no biographical details provided other than his title "the prophet." Even the origin of his name is unknown.
For almost every other prophet, more information is given, such as the name of the prophet's hometown, his occupation, or information concerning his parentage or tribe. For Habakkuk, however,

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