Bible Person
Meaning: comforter; penitent · Male · 1 cross reference
Nahum is the prophet whose book opens with an oracle concerning Nineveh. He belongs to the prophetic witness that announces God's justice against oppressive empire. First appears in Nah 1:1.1
AI summary: Nahum matters because his single book-heading reference opens a prophecy centered on the downfall of Nineveh and the certainty of divine judgment. The entry contributes to the Bible's wider portrayal of God as patient yet not indifferent to cruelty and arrogance. Taken together, the material presents Nahum as a prophetic messenger announcing judgment on Nineveh.1
Central Figure
Nahum
Meaning: comforter; penitent
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Nah |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.