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Nineveh lay on the eastern bank of the Tigris, at the point where the Khosr falls into that stream. The outline of the wall is rectangular on the West, but of an irregular shape on the East.
Jonah map. A map showing the contrast between Jonah’s mission destination, i.e. Nineveh, and his planned flight to Tarshish. PDF version (1.5 MB)
Search the Bible. Nineveh is located in Upper Mesopotamia, along the Tigris River, in the modern-day city of Mosul, Iraq. The site was settled in prehistoric times, in an agriculturally rich area located along the major trade routes of ancient Mesopotamia.
Map of the Ancient Near East. Nineveh in Smith's Bible Dictionary (abode of Ninus), the capital of the ancient kingdom and empire of Assyria.
Explore biblical narratives of The City of Nineveh, from Jonah's warnings to Nahum's prophecies and its ancient origins in Genesis.
Nineveh is notable in the Bible as the capital city of Assyria, a longtime enemy of Israel. Located in what is now modern Iraq, Nineveh is mentioned in Scripture as a place that turned away from sin through a warning by God, but which was later destroyed.
The German explorers there have made many important discoveries of temples, temple-towers, palaces and streets, the most picturesque in ancient times being the twin tower-temples of Anu (the sky) and Adad (Hadad). The ruins lie on the Tigris, about 50 miles South of Nineveh.
Nineveh is mentioned in the Bible, most notably in the Book of Jonah, where it is associated with sin and vice. Prior to its fall, however, Nineveh was the largest urban center in the world, ornamented by gardens, statuary, parks, and a zoo and was regarded as a great cultural center.
Genesis 10:12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city). 1. The Name and Its Native Equivalent: The Greek forms show that the Septuagint translators had "d", for "r", but the reading of the Massoretic Text is to be preferred.
Places in the Bible Today: Nineveh. Data. Translated Names: Huzzab, Nineve, Nineveh, Ninevites: Type: settlement: Geo Data: KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) 1 Identification. Nineveh (modern): very high confidence. Nineveh. Verses (30) Gen-Deut (2) Gen 10:11, 10:12 1Sam-Esth (1) 2Kgs 19:36