RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Habakkuk

626 BC - 600 BC

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Habakkuk, or Habacuc, who was active around 612 BCE, was a prophet whose oracles and prayer are recorded in the Book of Habakkuk, the eighth of the collected twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible. He is revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Almost all information about Habakkuk is drawn from the book of the Bible bearing his name, with no biographical details provided other than his title, "the prophet". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Habakkuk has received more than 1,029,246 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Habakkuk is the 302nd most popular religious figure (down from 274th in 2019).

The first verse of Habakkuk says, "I will stand my watch and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved." This verse is most famous because it is the only book in the Bible that starts with a question.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Habakkuks by language

Over the past year Habakkuk has had the most page views in the with 273,845 views, followed by English (131,262), and Portuguese (30,100). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Spanish (486.05%), Italian (199.62%), and Azerbaijani (193.75%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Habakkuk ranks 302 out of 3,187Before him are Ephrem the Syrian, Ignatius of Antioch, Pope Eugene II, Pope Gregory III, Tiye, and Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr. After him are Pope John XXI, Pope Gregory V, Abu Dawood, Saint Sava, Jacques de Molay, and Pope Agatho.

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Among people born in 626 BC, Habakkuk ranks 1 Among people deceased in 600 BC, Habakkuk ranks 4Before him are Laozi, Tomyris, and Draco. After him are Belshazzar, Astyages, Maya, Theano, Anacharsis, Epimenides, Phalaris, and Ibycus.

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