Prophet
Malachi
The Last Prophet · Persian Period · c. 460-430 BC
The Prophet Malachi, Unknown (15th century)
Summary
Malachi, whose name means "my messenger", is by tradition the last of the writing prophets, prophesying perhaps a century after Haggai and Zechariah, around the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. His book closes the Old Testament with the promise of Elijah's return before the great day of the LORD.
- Among the passages here, Malachi is first named in Malachi 1:1: “This is the burden of the word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi:”
- The record places Malachi in Persian Period.
- 1 verse name Malachi, in 1 book.
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- Verses
- 1
- Books
- 1
Malachi
- Role
- The Last Prophet
- Era
- Persian Period
- Dates
- c. 460-430 BC
- Tribe
- Judah
Malachi in Scripture
Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture, so some of these verses may speak of another person called Malachi. The two marks are drawn from the chapters this page's own references stand in.
Old Testament1 book · 1 mention
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