Nahum
Nahum is mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Gospel of Luke.
Nahum was a prophet from Elkosh whose single book announces the imminent fall of Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian empire, probably composed around 650–612 BC. His name means 'consolation' or 'comfort'—ironic comfort for Judah, since the destruction of Nineveh meant relief from Assyrian oppression. The book opens with a magnificent theophanic poem celebrating God as a divine warrior who takes vengeance on his enemies (Nahum 1:2–8), then shifts to specific, vivid descriptions of Nineveh's siege, looting, and ruin (Nahum 2–3). His language is among the most dramatic military poetry in the Hebrew Bible. Nineveh fell to a coalition of Babylonians, Medes, and Scythians in 612 BC, confirming Nahum's oracle.