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The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) does not state where Haggai was born. It seems that he was born in Judah (Judea) before the Babylonians exiled the Jews. He was among the Jews who returned to Judea in the time of Zerubavel and Ezra.

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Scarcely anything is known of his personal history including date of birth.

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He had a very short ministry, spanning about 4 months in the year 520 B.C..

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during the 6th centuary :)

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