Book of Nahum
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The Book of Nahum is an Old Testament prophetic text that pronounces divine judgment on the Assyrian city of Nineveh and offers comfort to Judah through the promise of its oppressor’s downfall.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Nahum canonical | 6 |
| Nahum | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Nahum Context triple: [The Twelve Minor Prophets, containsWork, Book of Nahum]
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A.
Book of Amos
The Book of Amos is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that records the messages of the prophet Amos, emphasizing social justice, divine judgment, and the call to genuine righteousness.
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B.
Book of Obadiah
The Book of Obadiah is a brief Old Testament prophetic book that delivers a judgment oracle against Edom and affirms God’s ultimate justice for Israel.
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C.
Book of Joel
The Book of Joel is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that portrays a devastating locust plague as a symbol of divine judgment and calls the people to repentance in anticipation of the "day of the Lord."
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D.
Book of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible that records the messages, warnings, and laments of the prophet Jeremiah concerning Judah’s impending judgment and eventual restoration.
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E.
Book of Isaiah
The Book of Isaiah is a major Old Testament prophetic text that combines messages of judgment and hope, traditionally attributed to the prophet Isaiah and highly influential in both Jewish and Christian theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Nahum Target entity description: The Book of Nahum is an Old Testament prophetic text that pronounces divine judgment on the Assyrian city of Nineveh and offers comfort to Judah through the promise of its oppressor’s downfall.
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A.
Book of Amos
The Book of Amos is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that records the messages of the prophet Amos, emphasizing social justice, divine judgment, and the call to genuine righteousness.
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B.
Book of Obadiah
The Book of Obadiah is a brief Old Testament prophetic book that delivers a judgment oracle against Edom and affirms God’s ultimate justice for Israel.
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C.
Book of Joel
The Book of Joel is a prophetic book in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that portrays a devastating locust plague as a symbol of divine judgment and calls the people to repentance in anticipation of the "day of the Lord."
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D.
Book of Jeremiah
The Book of Jeremiah is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible that records the messages, warnings, and laments of the prophet Jeremiah concerning Judah’s impending judgment and eventual restoration.
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E.
Book of Isaiah
The Book of Isaiah is a major Old Testament prophetic text that combines messages of judgment and hope, traditionally attributed to the prophet Isaiah and highly influential in both Jewish and Christian theology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament book
ⓘ
book of the Bible ⓘ prophetic book ⓘ |
| addresses |
Nineveh
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Nineveh
Assyria ⓘ
surface form:
kingdom of Assyria
|
| associatedWith | prophets of Israel ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Nahum the Elkoshite ⓘ |
| author |
Book of Nahum
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Nahum
|
| canonicalStatus |
canonical in Catholicism
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canonical in Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ canonical in Judaism ⓘ canonical in Protestantism ⓘ |
| chapterCount | 3 ⓘ |
| contains |
oracle concerning Nineveh
ⓘ
vision of Nahum the Elkoshite ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | uncertain ⓘ |
| genre |
poetry
ⓘ
prophecy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Assyrian dominance in the ancient Near East ⓘ |
| influencedBy | historical threat of Assyria ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Judah ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| likelyTimeFrame | late 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| literaryFeature |
taunt songs against Nineveh
ⓘ
vivid war imagery ⓘ |
| mentions |
Assyria
ⓘ
Judah ⓘ Nineveh ⓘ |
| messageSummary | judgment on Assyria and hope for Judah ⓘ |
| openingVerse | “An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh.” ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian biblical canon
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Neviim ⓘ
surface form:
Nevi'im
The Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ |
| portraysGodAs |
jealous and avenging
ⓘ
slow to anger yet great in power ⓘ |
| positionInCanon | seventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets in most Christian Bibles ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Masoretic Text
ⓘ
Septuagint ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
comfort for Judah
ⓘ
divine judgment on Nineveh ⓘ |
| prophesies | fall of Nineveh ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | three chapters ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
God as avenger of injustice
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God’s sovereignty over nations ⓘ judgment and deliverance ⓘ |
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