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of Nevi'im 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" ( Nahum 3:1), for it had robbed and plundered all the neighboring nations. It was strongly fortified on every side, bidding defiance to every enemy. Jonah had already uttered his message of warning, and Nahum was followed by Zephaniah , 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.1
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The book of Nahum is a book in the Hebrew Bible .It stands seventh in order among what are known as the twelve Minor Prophets .
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It is attributed to the prophet Nahum , and was probably written in Jerusalem in the 7th century BC.
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It is attributed to the prophet Nahum , and was probably written in Jerusalem in the 7th century BC. "There is no explicit date in the book of Nahum, but internal evidence suggests a date in the mid-seventh century." Baker, David W.Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah .
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It is attributed to the prophet Nahum , and was probably written in Jerusalem in the 7th century BC. "There is no explicit date in the book of Nahum, but internal evidence suggests a date in the mid-seventh century." Baker, David W. Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah .
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The book has three chapters. It is attributed to the prophet Nahum . The most general historical setting of Nahum as a prophet was 663 BC to 612 BC, 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 BC to the Maccabean period around 175-165 BC.Another view, held by the ancient historian Josephus , proposes that the book of Nahum was from the reign of Jotham .This identification is supported by both the Greek Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate , both of which refer to Thebes in the present tense rather than the past tense.Its principal theme is the destruction of the Assyrian city of Nineveh .Nahum: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary .The historical setting of the work of Nahum as a prophet is the fifty-year period between 663 and 612 BCE.These dates are fixed by reference to the fall of Thebes in 663 BCE, which is described as an event in the past (3:8), and by the fact that Nineveh was destroyed in 612 BC.Even with this relatively narrow window of time, however, the quest to recover the historical setting that produced the book of Nahum has produced at least six options: Soon after the fall of Thebes to Ashurbanipal in 663 BCE; Around the time of Ashurbanipal's death (ca. 630 BCE); Just before the fall of Nineveh in 612 BCE; Shortly after the fall of Assyria; After the fall of Assyria in the exilic and/or postexilic period; The Maccabean period (ca. 175-165 BCE) Josephus, Flavius (1958).Nahum , in Barton, J. and Muddiman, J.
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book in the bible 's old testament and jewish tanakh
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seventh book of the 12 minor prophets of the hebrew bible
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