Nahum’s tomb in Iraq
Lesson Brief
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Nahum was a minor prophet in the Hebrew bible who prophesized the end of the Assyrian empire. Nahum was from the Assyrian town of Alqosh, which is located in Iraq and is also the site of his tomb that has fallen into disrepair. Since the expulsion of Jews from Iraq in 1948, the tomb has been cared for by an Assyrian-Christian family. However, the tomb's proximity to ISIS fighters threatens its existence.