Nahum (Hebrew: נַחוּם Naḥūm) was a minor prophet whose prophecy is recorded in the Hebrew Bible. A minor prophet is one of the writings in the Twelve Prophets section of the Hebrew Bible, also known to Christians as the Minor Prophets of the Old The term Hebrew Bible is a generic reference to those books of the Bible originally written in Biblical Hebrew (and the related Biblical Aramaic His book comes in chronological order between Micah and Habakkuk in the Bible. The book of Nahum is a book in the Bible 's Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. The Book of Micah (Hebrew ספר מיכה is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, traditionally attributed to Micah the Habakkuk or Havakuk ( Hebrew: חֲבַקּוּק, Standard Ḥavaqquq Tiberian Ḥăḇaqqûq Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin [1] He wrote about the end of the Assyrian Empire, and its capital city, Nineveh, in a vivid poetic style. Early history The most Neolithic site in Assyria is at Tell Hassuna, the center of the Hassuna culture Nineveh ( Akkadian: Ninua; Aramaic: ܢܝܢܘܐ Hebrew נינוה Nīnewē; Arabic نينوى Naīnuwa) [2]
The name Nahum means “comfort. ”
Little is known about Nahum’s personal history. His name means "comforter," and he was from the town of Alqosh, (Nah 1:1) which scholars have attempted to identify with several cities, including the modern `Alqush of Assyria and Capharnaum of northern Galilee. The book of Nahum is a book in the Bible 's Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh. Alqosh or Alqush ( Syriac: ܐܠܩܘܫ Arabic: القوش) is one of the most famous Assyrian ( Chaldean Early history The most Neolithic site in Assyria is at Tell Hassuna, the center of the Hassuna culture "Galil" redirects here For the weapon see IMI Galil. Galilee (הגליל ha-Galil, lit the province, [3] He was a very nationalistic Hebrew however and lived amongst the Elkoshites in peace. His writings could be taken as prophecy or as history. One account suggests that his writings are a prophecy written in about 615 BC, just before the downfall of Assyria, while another account suggests that he wrote this passage as liturgy just after its downfall in 612 BC. Events and trends 619 BC — Alyattes becomes king of Lydia. 619 BC — Death of Zhou xiang wang, King of the Zhou Events and trends 619 BC — Alyattes becomes king of Lydia. 619 BC — Death of Zhou xiang wang, King of the Zhou [4][5]
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Historical context
Archaeological digs have uncovered the splendor of Nineveh in its zenith under Sennacherib (705-681 BC), Esarhaddon (681-669 BC), and Ashurbanipal (669-633 BC). Sennacherib ( Akkadian Sîn-ahhe-eriba "(moon god Sîn has replaced (lost brothers for me" was the son of Sargon II, whom he Events and trends 689 BC — King Sennacherib of Assyria sacks Babylon. Esarhaddon (Greek and Biblical form Akkadian Aššur-ahhe-iddina " Ashur has given a brother to me" was a king of Assyria who reigned Events and trends 689 BC — King Sennacherib of Assyria sacks Babylon. Events and trends 669 BC: Ashurbanipal succeeds his father Esarhaddon as king of Assyria. Ashurbanipal ( Akkadian: Aššur-bāni-apli, " Ashur has made a son" or "Ashur created an heir" (b Events and trends 669 BC: Ashurbanipal succeeds his father Esarhaddon as king of Assyria. Events and trends 636 BC — Duke Wen of Jin ascends to power in the State of Jin during the Zhou Dynasty of China. Massive walls were eight miles in circumference. [6] It had a water aqueduct, palaces and a library with 20,000 clay tablets, including accounts of a creation in Enuma Elish and a flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh. An aqueduct is an artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another The akk Enûma Eliš is the Babylonian Creation myth (named for its Incipit) The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem from Ancient Mesopotamia and is among the earliest known works of literary fiction. [7][8] The Babylonian chronicle of the fall of Nineveh tells the story of the end of Nineveh. Naboplassar of Babylon joined forces with Cyaxares, king of the Medes, and laid siege for three months. [9] Assyria lasted a few more years after the loss of its fortress, but attempts by Egyptian Pharaoh Neco II to rally the Assyrians failed due to opposition from king Josiah of Judah,[10] and it seemed to be all over by 609 BC. Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now Pharaoh is the title given in modern parlance to the ancient Egyptian kings of all periods Necho II (sometimes Nekau) was a king of the Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt (610 BC - 595 BC and the son of Psammetichus I by his Great Royal Josiah or Yoshiyahu ( was king of Judah, and son of Amon and Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. Judea is a term used for the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel. [11]
The tomb of Nahum is supposedly inside the synagogue at Alqosh, although there are other places outside Iraq that lay claim also to being the original 'Elkosh' from which Nahum hailed. Alqosh or Alqush ( Syriac: ܐܠܩܘܫ Arabic: القوش) is one of the most famous Assyrian ( Chaldean Alquosh was abandoned by its Jewish population in 1948, and the synagogue that purportedly houses the tomb is in a poor structural state, to the extent that the tomb itself is in danger of destruction. The tomb underwent basic repairs in 1796. A team of US/UK construction engineers, led by Huw Thomas, is currently planning ways to save the building and the tomb. [12] Money has been allocated for renovation in 2008. 2008 is the proposed year.
Liturgical commemoration
The Prophet Nahum is venerated as a saint in Eastern Christianity. In Christianity, veneration ( Latin veneratio, Greek &delta&omicron&upsilon&lambda&iota&alpha dulia) or veneration of saints A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Families of churches Eastern Christians have a shared tradition but they became divided ( Schism) during the early centuries of Christianity in disputes about On the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar, his feast day is December 1 (for those churches which follow the traditional Julian Calendar, December 1 currently falls on December 14 of the modern Gregorian Calendar). The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today He is commemorated with the other minor prophets in the Calendar of saints of the Armenian Apostolic Church on July 31. In Religion, a prophet (or prophetess) is a person who has encountered the Supernatural or the divine and serves as an intermediary Days of observance - 2007 January 1 Third Day of the Fast of the Nativity 2 Fourth Day of the Fast of the Nativity 3 Fifth Day The Armenian Apostolic Church (Հայաստանեայց Առաքելական Եկեղեցի Hayasdaneaytz Arakelagan Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently
References
- ^ "The Chronology of Biblical Prophets", Adapted from Hauer, C. E. & Young, W. A. , An Introduction to the Bible: A Journey into Three Worlds, p. 123, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1994
- ^ Introduction to Nahum at the International Bible Society website
- ^ Nahum at The Catholic Encyclopedia
- ^ Heaton, E. W. , A Short Introduction To The Old Testament Prophets, p. 35, Oneworld Publications, P. O. Box 830, 21 Broadway, Rockport, NA 01966, ISBN 1-85168-114-0
- ^ Nahum at aboutbibleprophecy.com
- ^ Destruction of Judean Fortress Portrayed in Dramatic Eighth-Century B.C. Pictures at the Biblical Archaeology Review website
- ^ Nineveh at www.saudiaramcoworld.com
- ^ Creation Myths in The Ancient Near East at darkwing.uoregon.edu
- ^ Fall of Nineveh Chronicle at Livius - Articles on Ancient History
- ^ The End of Judah at the Quartz Hill School of Theology website
- ^ Assyria 1365-609 B.C. at The Metropolitan Museum of Art website
- ^ RENOVATION - AL QUSH SYNAGOGUE AND THE TOMB OF NAHUM at tombofnahum.com
External links
- Nahum article from The Catholic Encyclopedia
- Renovation - Al Qush Synagogue and the Tomb of Nahum
- Prophet Nahum Orthodox icon and synaxarion
Dictionary
Nahum
-proper noun
- (Biblical) A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.
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