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Short prophetic
book foretelling the destruction of Nineveh and the overthrow of
Assyria.
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Falling warrior
Assyrian battle scultpure
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Nahum prophesied
in Judah in the late seventh century. He
was a contemporary of Jeremiah, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah.
Nahum proclaims that
God is slow to anger but great in power, and he will take vengeance upon
his adversaries (Nah 1). The Assyrians, whose capital was Nineveh,
expand their borders through violence and conquest, threatening Israel. Therefore,
God will justly bring about Assyria's downfall (Nah 2-3).
Nah
1:1-3 - Wrath of God
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