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[[File:Nahum-prophet.jpg|thumb|Russian icon, Iconostasis of Kizhi monastery, early 18th c.]]
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The Holy '''Prophet Nahum''', or "Naum" in Greek, is the seventh of the [[Prophet|Twelve Minor Prophets]]. He was born of the Tribe of Symeon, and according to Saints [[Jerome]] and [[Cyril of Alexandria]], he hailed from Galilee. He was active in prophetic ministry in approximately 660 B.C.
His name is interpreted as meaning "consolation" or "comfort".
==Sources==
*Holy Apostles Convent. (2002). The Holy Prophet Naum. In ''The Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church'' (pp. 1-10).
[[Category:Saints]]
[[Category:Biblical Saints]]
[[Category:Prophets]]
[[File:Nahum-prophet.jpg|thumb|Russian icon, Iconostasis of Kizhi monastery, early 18th c.]]
{{OldTestament}}
The Holy '''Prophet Nahum''', or "Naum" in Greek, is the seventh of the [[Prophet|Twelve Minor Prophets]]. He was born of the Tribe of Symeon, and according to Saints [[Jerome]] and [[Cyril of Alexandria]], he hailed from Galilee. He was active in prophetic ministry in approximately 660 B.C.
His name is interpreted as meaning "consolation" or "comfort".
==Sources==
*Holy Apostles Convent. (2002). The Holy Prophet Naum. In ''The Great Synaxaristes of the Orthodox Church'' (pp. 1-10).
[[Category:Saints]]
[[Category:Biblical Saints]]
[[Category:Prophets]]
