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The book of Nahum is a book in the Bible's Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh.
Nahum prophesied, according to some, in the beginning of the reign of Ahaz ( 740s BC). Others, however, think that his prophecies are to be referred to the latter half of the reign of Hezekiah ( 700s BC). Probably the book was written in Jerusalem, where he witnessed the invasion of Sennacherib and the destruction of his host ( 2 Kings 19:35).The subject of this prophecy is the approaching complete and final destruction of Nineveh, the capital of the great and at that time flourishing Assyrian empire. Assur-bani-pal was at the height of his glory. Nineveh was a city of vast extent, and was then the center of the civilization and commerce of the world, a "bloody city all full of lies and robbery" ( NahumThe book of Nahum is a book in the Bible's Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. Nahum prophesied, according to some, in the beginning of the reign of Ahaz ( 740s BC). Others, however, think that his prophecies are to be referred to the latter half of the reig 3:1), for it had robbed and plundered all the neighboring nations. It was strongly fortified on every side, bidding defiance to every enemy.
JonahThis article is about Jonah, from the Bible. For Jonah the comic strip character, see Jonah (comics). Jonah "Dove", Standard Hebrew Yona Tiberian Hebrew Yonh was a person in the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh, the son of Amittai, from the Galilean had already uttered his message of warning, and Nahum was followed by ZephaniahZephaniah or Tzfanya "Concealed of/is the LORD", Standard Hebrew fanya Tiberian Hebrew panyh is the name of several people in the Bible Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. Also called Sophonias as in the New Catholic Encyclopaedia and in Easton's [Bible] Dic, who also predicted ( Zephaniah 2:4-15) the destruction of the city, predictions which were remarkably fulfilled ( 625 BC) when Nineveh was destroyed apparently by fire, and the Assyrian empire came to an end, an event which changed the face of Asia.This entry incorporates text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897, with some modernisation.
Nahum, Book of Nahum