Nahum the Prophet

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• 1 December

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Old Testament minor prophet. His short prophecy is directed against Niniveh, whose destruction he warned of and saw.

Born

• northern Palestine

Died

• c.660 BC

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Nahum (World English Bible)
• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia, by Charles L. Souvay
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Nahum the Prophet”. Saints.SQPN.com. 30 November 2012. Web. 24 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/nahum-the-prophet/>