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Nahum

Old Testament · Minor Prophets · 3 chapters

A poem announcing the fall of Nineveh, showing that God holds violent empires to account and cares for the oppressed.

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Context

Genre: Prophecy
Authorship: The prophet Nahum of Elkosh
Date: 7th century BCE
Setting: Nineveh
Original language: Hebrew
In the original: נָחַםnacham — to comfort
Related texts: Jonah 1–4 · another word about NinevehZephaniah 2 · words against Nineveh

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