Nineveh
Nineveh appears in 30 verses of the Bible, from Genesis to Luke.
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- 890 km northeast of Jerusalem
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Key passages
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From there he expanded his territory to Assyria, building the cities of Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah,
Genesis 10:11 · Read the chapter -
Then King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and returned to his own land. He went home to his capital of Nineveh and stayed there.
2 Kings 19:36 · Read the chapter -
Then King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and returned to his own land. He went home to his capital of Nineveh and stayed there.
Isaiah 37:37 · Read the chapter -
“Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked its people are.”
Jonah 1:2 · Read the chapter -
This message concerning Nineveh came as a vision to Nahum, who lived in Elkosh.
Nahum 1:1 · Read the chapter -
And the Lord will strike the lands of the north with his fist, destroying the land of Assyria. He will make its great capital, Nineveh, a desolate wasteland, parched like a desert.
Zephaniah 2:13 · Read the chapter
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