Haggai 2:19

Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. But from this day on, I will bless you.”

Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain

WHEN
520 BC

WHEN

520 BC

dated by the text itself

The most precisely dated book in the Bible.

WHO RULED

  • Darius I king of Persia 522-486 BC
SOURCES
  • date — 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.
  • Darius I — Behistun Inscription, written at his order in three languages; Herodotus III

SEE ALSO

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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