  nahum ( or ; ) was a minor prophet whose prophecy is recorded in the hebrew bible. his book comes in chronological order between micah and habakkuk in the bible. "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 he wrote about the end of the assyrian empire, and its capital city, nineveh, in a vivid poetic style.introduction to nahum at the international bible society website ==life== little is known about nahumâs 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.nahum at the catholic encyclopedia he was a very nationalistic hebrew however and lived amongst the elkoshites in peace. nahum, called "the elkoshite," is the seventh in order of the minor prophets. ==works==  nahum's 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.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 1-85168-114-0nahum at aboutbibleprophecy.com the book was introduced in calvin's commentary as a complete and finished poem:  nahum, taking wo
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