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1988, Robert D. Haak, ""Poetry" in Habakkuk 1:1–2:4?". Journal of the American Oriental Society 108 (3): 437–444. The present study concentrates on the various types of parallelism which may be observed within the prophetic text Habakkuk 1:1–2:4.
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Of Habakkuk's personal life nothing is known with certainty, though it has been inferred, from the fact that he is termed specifically 'the prophet,' that he held a recognized position as prophet[…], and belonged, consequently, to the tribe of Levi.
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It would be Bowditch's last voyage. He had been lucky: a younger brother William died on a voyage to Trinidad in 1799, and an older brother Habakkuk drowned in Boston Harbor in 1800.
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Closest matches include biblical prophet, biblical text, habacuc, prophet of israel, prophetic book.
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