Nahum
enUKNa·hum 1
N0004100 (nā′həm, nā′əm)Na·hum 2
N0004100 (nā′həm, nā′əm)Nahum
(ˈneɪhəm)Na•hum
(ˈneɪ həm)n.
Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | Nahum - an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh |
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释义 | NahumenUKNa·hum 1N0004100 (nā′həm, nā′əm)Na·hum 2N0004100 (nā′həm, nā′əm)Nahum(ˈneɪhəm)Na•hum(ˈneɪ həm)n.
NahumenUKNahum(nā`əm, –həm), 7th of the books of the Minor Prophets of the Bible. It contains oracles of doom against Nineveh, capital of the Assyrian Empire, delivered by one Nahum of Elkosh, who is otherwise unknown. The book can be divided into two sections: an acrostic announcing the coming of divine vengeance on Nineveh; and a vivid description of the city's destruction. Nineveh fell in 612 B.C., and scholars differ as to whether the book was written before the event or after it. It engages in satire and mockery and is unashamedly exultant at Nineveh's downfall, which is viewed as divine intervention. Nineveh is likened to a prostitute alluring the nations, an image applied to Rome in the Book of Revelation.BibliographyFor bibliography, see Old TestamentOld Testament, NahumOld TestamentNahumenUK
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