Book 34 of 66 · Old Testament · Minor Prophets II
Nahum
Nahum is the 34th book of the Bible and the 34th of the 39 books of the Old Testament. It belongs to the Minor Prophets II section (Minor Prophets) and has 3 chapters.
- Book number
- 34 of 66
- Testament
- Old Testament (34 of 39)
- Section
- Minor Prophets II
- Group
- Minor Prophets
- Chapters
- 3
- Abbreviation
- Nah
- Comes after
- Micah
- Comes before
- Habakkuk
About Nahum
Nahum announces the fall of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, about a century after Jonah preached there. The city fell in 612 BC.
Where is Nahum in the Bible?
Open a Bible near the middle: Nahum is book 34 of 66, right after Micah and just before Habakkuk. In the Old Testament it is number 34 of 39, in the Minor Prophets II section (the last six of the twelve Minor Prophets).
Practise Nahum
- Find Nahum in Book Hunt — tap it on a shelf of all 66 spines before the timer runs out.
- What number is Nahum? Book Number Blitz — drill book numbers 1 to 66 against the clock.
- Is Nahum canon? Canon or Not — tell the real 66 from apocryphal and invented titles.
- Old or New? Testament Toss-Up — sort each book into its testament as fast as you can.
- Shelve Minor Prophets II in Order the Books — learn Nahum's neighbours by placing the whole section in order.
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