Bible Dictionary
Naum
Naum is the form of Nahum used for an ancestor of Jesus in Luke’s genealogy.
Definition
Naum is the form of the name Nahum used in the King James Version for an ancestor of Jesus. He was the son of Esli and the father of Amos in the genealogy recorded by Luke.
Biblical Usage
Naum appears in Luke’s genealogy of Jesus as one of the ancestors in the line leading to Christ.
Historical Background
The supplied material places him approximately in the period of the high priesthood of Jason and the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes, around 175 B.C.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(consolation), son of Esli, and father of Amos, in the genealogy of Christ, (Luke 3:25) about contemporary with the high priesthood of Jason all the reign of Antiochus Epiphanes. (B.C.175.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>na'-um: the King James Version form, NAHUM (which see), the name of an ancestor of Jesus (Lu 3:25).</p>