Apocrypha · Chapter 20 of 25
Hagiography
Haggai the prophet: while still young he returned from Babylon to Jerusalem, and prophesied openly concerning the return of the people, and saw the building of the temple of Jerusalem; and he himself sang there first "Alleluia," which is interpreted, "Let us praise the living God"; "Amen," which is, "So be it, so be it."
2There, then, he died, and was buried near the priests with honor; wherefore we say "Alleluia," which is a hymn of Haggai and of Zechariah.
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About The Lives of the Prophets
An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. Lux Veritas translation (English, Portuguese and Spanish) made from the Greek text of Prophetarum vitae fabulosae (Leipzig: Teubner), Theodor Schermann, 1907 (public domain).
Source: Prophetarum vitae fabulosae (Leipzig: Teubner), Theodor Schermann (1907) · public domain · Lux Veritas translation