NAHUM


Meaning of NAHUM in English

flourished late 7th century BC

One of the 12 Minor Prophets in the Bible, traditional author of the book of Nahum.

(His prophecy is part of a larger book, The Twelve, in the Jewish canon.) The prophet Nahum is identified only as a resident of Elkosh. His subject is the collapse of the Assyrian empire and the fall of its capital, Nineveh (612 BC), which he views as a demonstration of God's desire to punish the wickedness of the Assyrians, Israel's longtime enemies.

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