The seventh book of the Minor Prophets; the thirty-fourth book of the Old Testament; the thirty-fourth book of the Bible.
Author: Nahum, as noted in Nahum 1:1.
Audience: Unlike most of the Minor Prophets, who wrote to people living in Judah and Israel, Nahum was written to the Gentiles of Nineveh. This is the same people to whom God sent the prophet Jonah. This message comes approximately a century after Jonah’s message, with a much different situation for the people of the city. Their repentance did not last long, as they are now condemned for their sinful ways.
Date: Between approximately 663 and 612 BC.