Birth and Ancestors

• Timeframe: 7th century BC
• Place: Elkosh (Nahum 1:1) – location unknown in Scripture
• Father:
• Mother:
• Hebrew meaning of Name: Comfort
• Prophet; his book is an “oracle” (מַשָּׂא, massa’) concerning Nineveh (Nahum 1:1).
• Other Relatives of Note:

Marriage and Descendants

• Spouse #1:
  • Story:
  • Children:
• Other Descendants of Note:-

Land and Dwelling

Dwelling Places

• Elkosh

Journeys

Military

Medical and Death

Righteousness and Unrighteousness

Righteousness

• Knows those who trust in YHWH (Nah 1:7)

Unrighteousness

• Plots evil against YHWH (Nah 1:11)

Other

• Vision concerning Nineveh (Nah 1:1)
• Prophecy of Nineveh's destruction
• Contemporaries (biblical evidence): Zephaniah, Jeremiah, Possible late overlap: Habakkuk

Extra Biblical Information

Landmarks:

• Tomb of Nahum at Alqosh (near Mosul, Iraq)

Archeology: