Biblical Place • Nineveh • 36.359°N, 43.153°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezra 2:59 , Neh 7:61 (identified with Nineveh ).
Biblical Place • Nineveh • 36.359°N, 43.153°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 10:12 (identified with Nineveh ).
Biblical Place • Nineveh • 36.359°N, 43.153°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 10:11 (identified with Nineveh ).
Biblical Place • Nineveh • 36.359°N, 43.153°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Ezek 27:23 (identified with Nineveh ).
Interactive 3D Cuneiform Tablet • Genesis 6–9
Cuneiform clay tablet excavated at Nineveh from the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal and deciphered by George Smith in 1872. Recording the Mesopotamian flood narrative (releasing a dove, swallow, and raven as the ark comes to rest on a mountain), it provides a remarkable ancient Near Eastern comparative witness alongside Genesis 6 –9.
Interactive 3D Cuneiform Prism • 2 Kings 18–19 & Isaiah 36–37
Six-sided baked clay prism discovered at Nineveh inscribed with the annals of Assyrian King Sennacherib's 701 BC campaign against Judah , famously declaring that he shut up ' Hezekiah the Judahite within Jerusalem , his royal city, like a bird in a cage'—without claiming to capture the city ( 2 Kings 19:32–36 ).
Interactive 3D Assyrian Palace Relief • Nahum 2:11–13 & Ezra 4:10
Masterpiece of Neo-Assyrian sculpted gypsum wall relief from the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal (biblical Asenappar, Ezra 4:10 ) at Nineveh , vividly illustrating the royal lion imagery invoked by the prophet Nahum against Nineveh ('Where is the dwelling of the lions?', Nahum 2:11–13 ).
Interactive 3D Museum Relief • 2 Kings 18:13–17
Assyrian carved gypsum wall relief from King Sennacherib's South-West Palace at Nineveh depicting the 701 BC siege of the fortified Judean city of Lachish during the reign of King Hezekiah ( 2 Kings 18:14 ; Isaiah 36:1–2 ).
Nahum • Chapter 2 (13 verses)
He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily. For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob , as the excellency of Israel : for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel, Nineveh .
Jonah • Chapter 3 (10 verses)
And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying, Arise, go unto Nineveh , that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh , according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three ... Mentions: Nineveh.
Nahum • Chapter 3 (19 verses)
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not; The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots. The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: a... Mentions: Nineveh , Ethiopia , Egypt , Libya , Assyria .
Nahum • Chapter 1 (15 verses)
The burden of Nineveh . The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies. The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power... Mentions: Nahum , Judah , Nineveh , Bashan , Carmel , Lebanon .
Judith • Chapter 1 (16 verses)
IN the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, who reigned over the Assyrians in Nineveh , the great city; in the days of Arphaxad , who reigned over the Medes in Ecbatana , and built at Ecbatana and round about it walls of hewn stones three cubits broad and six cubits long, an... Mentions: Arpachshad (or Arphaxad), Moab , Ammon , Nineveh , Ecbatana, Euphrates , Tigris , Persia .
Jonah • Chapter 1 (17 verses)
Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh , that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa ; and he found a... Mentions: Nineveh , Tarshish , Joppa .
Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 16 Chapters
Judith ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical , 16 chapters). Key figures: Arpachshad (or Arphaxad ), Moab , Ammon , Asshur , Lud , Ishmael . Key places: Nineveh , Ecbatana , Euphrates , Tigris , Persia , Cilicia . Opens with: "IN the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, who reigned over the Assyrians in Nineveh , the great city; in the days of Arphaxad, who ..."
Jonah • Chapter 4 (11 verses)
But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish : for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to ange... Mentions: Tarshish , Nineveh .
Tobit • Chapter 11 (19 verses)
After these things Tobias also went his way, blessing God because he had prospered his journey; and he blessed Raguel and Edna his wife. And he went on his way till they drew near to Nineveh . And Raphael said to Tobias, Know you not, brother, how you did leave your father? Let us... Mentions: Nineveh , Media .
Tobit • Chapter 14 (15 verses)
And Tobit made an end of giving thanks. And he was eight and fifty years old when he lost his sight; and after eight years he received it again: and he gave alms, and he feared the Lord God more and more, and gave thanks to him. Now he grew very old; and he called his son, and th... Mentions: Media , Nineveh , Jerusalem , Ecbatana .
Matthew • Chapter 12 (50 verses)
At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day. But he... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , David , Solomon , Nineveh .
Old Testament • 4 Chapters
Jonah (Old Testament, 4 chapters). Key places: Nineveh , Tarshish , Joppa . Opens with: "Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,..."
Judith • Chapter 2 (28 verses)
And in the eighteenth year, the two and twentieth day of the first month, there was talk in the house of Nebuchadnezzar king of the Assyrians, that he should be avenged on all the land, even as he spoke. And he called together all his servants, and all his great men, and communic... Mentions: Asshur , Lud , Ishmael , Japheth , Midian , Nineveh , Cilicia , Euphrates .
Tobit • Chapter 1 (22 verses)
THE book of the words of Tobit , the son of Tobiel, the son of Ananiel, the son of Aduel, the son of Gabael, of the seed of Asiel, of the tribe of Naphtali ; who in the days of Enemessar king of the Assyrians was carried away captive out of Thisbe, which is on the right hand of Ke... Mentions: Naphtali , Asher , Jacob/Israel , Baal , Aaron , Kedesh 1 , Galilee , Nineveh , Jerusalem .
Tobit • Chapter 7 (18 verses)
And they came to Ecbatana , and arrived at the house of Raguel. But Sarah met them; and she saluted them, and they her; and she brought them into the house. And he said to Edna his wife, How like is the young man to Tobit my cousin. And Raguel asked them, From whence are you⌃, bre... Mentions: Naphtali , Moses , Ecbatana , Nineveh .
Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical • 14 Chapters
Tobit ( Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical , 14 chapters). Key figures: Naphtali , Asher , Jacob/Israel , Baal , Aaron , Levi . Key places: Kedesh 1 , Galilee , Nineveh , Jerusalem , Baal , Media . Opens with: "THE book of the words of Tobit, the son of Tobiel, the son of Ananiel, the son of Aduel, the son of Gabael, of the seed of Asiel, of the tri..."
Genesis • Chapter 10 (32 verses)
Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah , Shem , Ham , and Japheth : and unto them were sons born after the flood. The sons of Japheth ; Gomer , and Magog , and Madai, and Javan , and Tubal , and Meshech , and Tiras. And the sons of Gomer ; Ashkenaz , and Riphath, and Togarmah. Mentions: Noah , Shem , Ham , Japheth, Cush , Ham 2 , Gomer, Magog , Javan , Tubal .
Wiki Article • Prophets & Wisdom
Preserved in the World English Bible (WEB), King James Version (KJV), and Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV), the eighteen Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha books bridge the intertestamental period between the return from Babylon and the New Testament era.
Zephaniah • Chapter 2 (15 verses)
Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord's anger come upon you. Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth... Mentions: Canaan , Judah , Moab , Ammon , Jacob/Israel , Gaza , Ashkelon , Ashdod , Ekron .
2 Kings • Chapter 19 (37 verses)
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. And he sent Eliakim , which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to... Mentions: Hezekiah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Judah , Haran , Assyria , Libnah 1 , Lachish , Ethiopia , Jerusalem .
Isaiah • Chapter 37 (38 verses)
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. And he sent Eliakim , who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto ... Mentions: Hezekiah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim), Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Judah , Haran , Assyria , Libnah 1 , Lachish , Ethiopia , Jerusalem .
Biblical Place • Neiel • 32.894°N, 35.222°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:13 (identified with Neiel ).