There is no biographical information on the prophet Habakkuk ; in fact less is known about him than any other writer of the Bible.

A teacher of the 3rd century, Rabbi Simlai, traces the development of Jewish religious principles from Moses with his 613 mitzvot of prohibition and injunction, through David, who, according to this rabbi, enumerates eleven ; through Isaiah, with six ; Micah, with three ; to Habakkuk who simply but impressively sums up all religious faith in the single phrase, " The pious lives in his faith " ( Talmud, Mak., toward end ).

The Dead Sea Scrolls are traditionally divided into three groups: " Biblical " manuscripts ( copies of texts from the Hebrew Bible ), which comprise roughly 40 % of the identified scrolls ; Other manuscripts ( known documents from the Second Temple Period like Enoch, Jubilees, Tobit, Sirach, additional psalms, etc., that were not ultimately canonized in the Hebrew Bible ), which comprise roughly 30 % of the identified scrolls ; and " Sectarian " manuscripts ( previously unknown documents that shed light on the rules and beliefs of a particular group or groups within greater Judaism ) like the Community Rule, War Scroll, Pesher on Habakkuk ( Hebrew: פשר pesher = " Commentary "), and the Rule of the Blessing, which comprise roughly 30 % of the identified scrolls.

Thus ( Irenaeus, i. 30, p. 109 ) the first archon sent Moses, Joshua, Amos, and Habakkuk ; the second Samuel, Nathan, Jonah, and Micah ; the third Elijah, Joel, and Zechariah ; the fourth Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, and Daniel ; the fifth Book of Tobit and Haggai ; the sixth Micah ( qu.

Rabbi Simlai taught " Six hundred and thirteen commandments were given to Moses ; then David came and reduced them to eleven in Psalm 15 .; Isaiah ( 33: 15 ), to six ; Micah ( 6: 8 ), to three: ' To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God '; Isaiah again ( 56: 1 ), to two: ' Maintain justice, and do what is right '; and Habakkuk ( 2: 4 ), to one: ' The righteous person lives by his faithfulness '.

Project Habakkuk or Habbakuk ( spelling varies ; see below ) was a plan by the British in World War II to construct an aircraft carrier out of pykrete ( a mixture of wood pulp and ice ), for use against German U-boats in the mid-Atlantic, which were beyond the flight range of land-based planes at that time.

* ( 3 )-( 6 ) The prayers of Hannah, Habakkuk, Isaiah, Jonah ( 1 Kings Samuel 2: 1-10 ; Habakkuk 3: 1-19 ; Isaiah 26: 9-20 ; Jonah 2: 3-10 );

This appeared in installments, from 1929 to 1937, with the first one-volume edition in 1937 ; it was reprinted many times, with later editions recording variants in the Book of Isaiah and Habakkuk from the Dead Sea Scrolls.

A group of five members met in the sanctuary as Conwell read Habakkuk 2: 20: " The Lord is in His holy temple ; let all the earth keep silence before Him.

The prophet Habakkuk is also mentioned in the tale of Bel and the Dragon, part of the deuterocanonical additions to Daniel in a late section of that book.

However, the fact that the third chapter is written in a different style, as a liturgical piece, does not necessarily mean that Habakkuk was not also its author.

Habakkuk is also mentioned in Lives of the Prophets, which also notes his time in Babylon.

Habakkuk has also been commemorated in sculpture.

He also claimed that each ship would require 40, 000 tons of cork insulation, thousands of miles of steel tubing for brine circulation, and four power stations, but that for all those resources ( some of which could be used to manufacture conventional ships of more effective fighting power ) Habakkuk would only be capable of six knots of speed.

Some of these other scrolls where he is mentioned are the Habakkuk Pesher ( numerous times ), Micah Pesher ( once ), Psalms Pesher and also 4Q172.

This is most clearly spelled out in the Habakkuk Pesher ( 1QpHab ), where the author of the text asserts that God has made known to the Teacher of Righteousness, a prominent figure within the history of the Essene community, " all the mysteries of his servants the prophets " ( 1QpHab VII: 4-5 ).

The name Habakkuk, or Habacuc, appears in the Hebrew Bible only in Habakkuk 1: 1 and 3: 1.

), the prayer of Habakkuk ( iii.

Some Protestant Christian denominations prohibit the drinking of alcohol based upon Biblical passages which condemn drunkenness ( such as Proverbs 23: 21, Isaiah 28: 1, Habakkuk 2: 15 ), but others allow moderate use of alcohol.

* Habakkuk ( fanzine ), a Hugo-nominated science fiction fanzine

* Paul Guldin, originally " Habakkuk Guldin " ( 1577-1643 ), a Swiss mathematician and astronomer

* John Habakkuk ( 1915-2002 ), an English economic historian

* Enbaqom ( the Ethiopian form of Habakkuk ), Ethiopian abbot

* Martyrs Marinus, Martha, Audifax, Abbacum ( Habakkuk ), Cyrinus, Valentine, and Asterius the Presbyter in Macedonia ( 269 )

On the other, God is infinitely holy and just, which means that he cannot approve of or even look upon evil ( Habakkuk 1: 13 ), neither can he justify a wicked person ( Book of Proverbs 17: 15 ).

It is attributed to the prophet Habakkuk, and was probably composed in the late 7th century BC.

Although his name does not appear in any other part of the Jewish Bible, Rabbinic tradition holds Habakkuk to be the Shunammite woman's son, who was restored to life by Elisha in 2 Kings 4: 16.

Another project that Mountbatten proposed to Churchill was Project Habakkuk.

It was to be a massive and impregnable 600-metre aircraft carrier made from reinforced ice (" Pykrete "): Habakkuk was never carried out due to its enormous cost.

Tradition holds that Habakkuk was buried here, but the site may actually be the tomb of a local sheikh of Yaquq, whose name was misunderstood to sound like " Habakkuk ".

The Organization's guide to the Hamedan Province states that Habakkuk was believed to be a guardian to the Temple of Solomon, and that he was captured by the Babylonians and remained in their prison for some years.

Habakkuk was a biblical prophet, from which the name originates.

Then was fulfilled that which was said by Habakkuk the prophet, saying, " Between two animals you are made manifest.

Paul Guldin ( original name Habakkuk Guldin ) ( June 12, 1577 ( Mels ) – November 3, 1643 ( Graz )) was a Swiss Jesuit mathematician and astronomer.

# Consideravi opera tua, Domine, et expavi: " I have contemplated thy works, O Lord, and was afraid " ( a paraphrase of Habakkuk 3: 2 )

Perutz would later learn that Project Habakkuk was the plan to build an enormous aircraft carrier, actually more of a floating island than a ship in the traditional sense.

Despite these tests, the main Project Habakkuk was never put into action because of limitations in funds and the belief that the tides of the war were beginning to turn in favour of the Allies using more conventional methods.

He concludes: " The U. S. Navy finally decided that Habakkuk was a false prophet.

His story " HMS Habakkuk " was nominated for a Sidewise Award for Alternate History.

John Habakkuk was one of his students.

The prophet Habakkuk is generally believed to have written his book in the mid to late 7th century BC, not long before the Babylonians ' siege and capture of Jerusalem.

Habakkuk identifies himself as a prophet in the opening verse.

Due to the liturgical nature of the book of Habakkuk, there have been some scholars who think that the author may have been a temple prophet.

Modern Christian hymns have been inspired by the words of the prophet Habakkuk.

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.

* Habakkuk, prophet in the Hebrew Bible

" Daniel remains unharmed in the den with seven lions, fed by the miraculous transportation of the prophet Habakkuk.