# Haggai 2:12

> If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does that item become holy?’” “No,” replied the priests.

— Haggai 2:12, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- 520 BC (dated by the text itself)
- Date source: Haggai 1:1 dates itself to the day: the second year of King Darius, the sixth month, the first day. Four of the book's five messages carry their own date.

## Who ruled

- **Darius I**, king of Persia, 522-486 BC · Source: Behistun Inscription, written at his order in three languages; Herodotus III

## See also

- Leviticus 6:27 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/leviticus/6/27
- Matthew 23:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/23/19
- Exodus 29:37 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/exodus/29/37
- Leviticus 6:29 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/leviticus/6/29
- Leviticus 7:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/leviticus/7/6
- Ezekiel 44:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezekiel/44/19

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/haggai/2/12
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/haggai/2
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).