son of Terah, and brother of Abraham, Gen. xi, 26. Neither the
year of his birth nor of his death is exactly known. Nahor married
Milcah, the daughter of Haran, by whom he had several sons, namely, Huz,
Buz, Kemuel, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel. Nahor fixed
his habitation at Haran, which is therefore called the city of Nahor,
Gen. xi, 29; xxii, 20–22; xxiv, 10.
NAHUM is supposed to have been a native of Elcosh or Elcosha, a village
in Galilee, and to have been of the tribe of Simeon. There is great
uncertainty about the exact period in which he lived; but it is
generally allowed that he delivered his predictions between the Assyrian
and Babylonian captivities, and probably about B. C. 715. They relate
solely to the destruction of Nineveh by the Babylonians and Medes, and
are introduced by an animated display of the attributes of God. Of all
the minor prophets, says Bishop Lowth, none seems to equal Nahum in
sublimity, ardour, and boldness. His prophecy forms an entire and
regular poem. The exordium is magnificent and truly august. The
preparation for the destruction of Nineveh, and the description of that
destruction, are expressed in the most glowing colours; and at the same
time the prophet writes with a perspicuity and elegance which have a
just claim to our highest admiration.
year of his birth nor of his death is exactly known. Nahor married
Milcah, the daughter of Haran, by whom he had several sons, namely, Huz,
Buz, Kemuel, Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel. Nahor fixed
his habitation at Haran, which is therefore called the city of Nahor,
Gen. xi, 29; xxii, 20–22; xxiv, 10.
NAHUM is supposed to have been a native of Elcosh or Elcosha, a village
in Galilee, and to have been of the tribe of Simeon. There is great
uncertainty about the exact period in which he lived; but it is
generally allowed that he delivered his predictions between the Assyrian
and Babylonian captivities, and probably about B. C. 715. They relate
solely to the destruction of Nineveh by the Babylonians and Medes, and
are introduced by an animated display of the attributes of God. Of all
the minor prophets, says Bishop Lowth, none seems to equal Nahum in
sublimity, ardour, and boldness. His prophecy forms an entire and
regular poem. The exordium is magnificent and truly august. The
preparation for the destruction of Nineveh, and the description of that
destruction, are expressed in the most glowing colours; and at the same
time the prophet writes with a perspicuity and elegance which have a
just claim to our highest admiration.