Nahum the Elkoshite
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Nahum the Elkoshite is a Hebrew prophet known from the Old Testament for his oracle proclaiming the downfall of the Assyrian city of Nineveh.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nahum | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew prophet
ⓘ
prophet of Yahweh ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Nineveh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEmpire | Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Elkosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Yahweh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookAttributed | Book of Nahum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | Minor Prophet ⓘ |
| category | Minor Prophets of the Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithet | the Elkoshite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfBook | prophetic oracle ⓘ |
| knownFor |
oracle against Nineveh
ⓘ
proclaiming the downfall of Nineveh ⓘ prophecy of judgment on Assyria ⓘ |
| languageContext | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetic prophecy ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Nahum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| name | Nahum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| role | prophet ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon |
Catholic Old Testament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jewish Tanakh NERFINISHED ⓘ Orthodox Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Book of Nahum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textualSource |
Masoretic Text
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Septuagint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeOfProphecy |
comfort for Judah
ⓘ
destruction of Nineveh ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Neo-Assyrian period (approximate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.