Nahum

Nahum Scripture - Nahum 1:1

The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite....

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Nahum in Wikipedia

Nahum (Hebrew: נַחוּם Naḥūm‎) was a minor prophet whose prophecy is recorded in the Hebrew Bible. His book comes in chronological order between Micah and Habakkuk in the Bible.[1] He wrote about the end of the Assyrian Empire, and its capital city, Nineveh, in a vivid poetic style.[2] Little is known about Nahum’s personal history. His name mea...

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Nahum in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

na'-hum (Naoum; the King James Version Naum): An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy, the 9th before Joseph, the husband of Mary (Lk 3:25)....

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Nahum in Naves Topical Bible

-One of the minor prophets -Prophesies against the Assyrians; declares the majesty of God and his care for his people Na 1 -Foretells the destruction of Nineveh Na 2; 3...

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Nahum in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(consolation). Nahum, called "the Elkoshite," is the seventh in order of the minor prophets. His personal history is quite unknown. The site of Elkosh, his native place, is disputed, some placing it in Galilee, others in Assyria. Those who maintain the latter view assume that the prophet's parents were carried into captivity by Tiglath-pileser...

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Nahum in Easton's Bible Dictionary

consolation, the seventh of the so-called minor prophets, an Elkoshite. All we know of him is recorded in the book of his prophecies. He was probably a native of Galilee, and after the deportation of the ten tribes took up his residence in Jerusalem. Others think that Elkosh was the name of a place on the east bank of the Tigris, and that N...

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