Apocrypha · Chapter 12 of 24
Hagiography
Nahum
2He was of Elkosh, on the other side of the mountains toward Beth-gabrin, of the tribe of Simeon.
3This prophet after the time of Jonah gave a sign to Nineveh, that it would be destroyed by fresh waters and by underground fire; and indeed this came to pass.
4For the lake which surrounded the city overwhelmed it in an earthquake, and fire coming from the desert burned its upper portion.
5He died in peace, and was buried in his land.
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About Lives of the Prophets
An apocryphal or pseudepigraphal text — outside the canon of the Western churches, yet widely circulated among ancient Jews and Christians. Published here from a public-domain translation, edited for continuous reading.