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Nahum (/ ˈ n eɪ. əm / or / ˈ n eɪ h əm /; Hebrew: נַחוּם Naḥūm) was a minor prophet whose prophecy is recorded in the Tanakh, also called the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament. His book comes in chronological order between Micah and Habakkuk in the Bible . [ 1 ]
The Book of Nahum is the seventh book of the 12 minor prophets of the Hebrew Bible.It is attributed to the prophet Nahum.The historical setting of Nahum as a prophet was 663 BCE to 612 BCE, while the historical setting that produced the book of Nahum is debated, with proposed timeframes ranging from shortly after the fall of Thebes in 663 BCE to the Maccabean period around 175-165 BCE. [1]
Nahum the Mede (Hebrew: נחום המדי, transliteration: Nahum HaMadi) was a first-century tanna of the first generation who came to the Land of Israel from Media. He lived in Jerusalem and according to Nathan the Babylonian , he was one of the three most renowned criminal judges in the city. [ 1 ]
Isaiah – Israelite prophet; Micah – Prophet in Judaism; Joel – Abrahamic prophet, author of the Book of Joel; Zephaniah – Biblical figure; Nahum – Minor prophet in the Bible; Habakkuk – Prophet of the Hebrew Bible; Urijah – Biblical prophet, son of Shemaiah; Jeremiah – Biblical prophet; Ezekiel – Prophet in the Abrahamic religions
Nahum is a biblical prophet. Nahum or Nachum may also refer to: Places. Kfar Nahum, a fishing village established during the time of the Hasmoneans, located on the ...
Nahum, in addition to being the name of the well-known biblical prophet Nahum, is also the name of a figure mentioned in passing in Luke's version of the genealogy of Jesus. [22] The Nahum of Luke has his name spelled Naum in the King James Version .
Capernaum (/ k ə ˈ p ɜːr n eɪ ə m,-n i ə m / kə-PUR-nay-əm, -nee-əm; [1] Hebrew: כְּפַר נַחוּם, romanized: Kfar Naḥum, lit. 'Nahum's village'; Arabic: كَفْرْ نَاحُومْ, romanized: Kafr Nāḥūm) was a fishing village established during the time of the Hasmoneans, located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. [2]
It was named after the biblical city of Elkosh, the birthplace of prophet Nahum , which was located in the area. [3] The founders were later joined by more immigrants from Kurdistan. [ 4 ]