Nahum was a minor prophet whose prophecy is recorded in the Tanakh, also called the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament. His book comes in chronological order between Micah and Habakkuk in the Bible. H
Tomb of Nahum
Russian Orthodox icon of the Prophet Nahum, 18th century (Iconostasis of Transfiguration Church, Kizhi Monastery, Karelia, Russia).
Alqosh is a town in the Nineveh Plains of northern Iraq, a sub-district of the Tel Kaif District situated 45 km north of the city of Mosul.
Nahum
…personal history. His name means 'comfort', and is derived from the same root as the Hebrew verb meaning 'to comfort'. He may have come from the town of Alqosh in northern Mesopotamia (Nahum 1:1), however some scholars also attempted to connect 'Elkoshite' to Capernaum of northern Galilee. He was a very…