Places of the Bible
Nineveh
Assyria, on the Tigris (near modern Mosul, Iraq) · Old Testament · 17 verses
Nineveh was the great capital of the Assyrian Empire, sitting on the east bank of the Tigris River opposite modern Mosul. It was one of the largest cities of the ancient world. The name appears in Genesis, 2 Kings, Isaiah and 4 more in the King James text.
About Nineveh
Nineveh was the great capital of the Assyrian Empire, sitting on the east bank of the Tigris River opposite modern Mosul. It was one of the largest cities of the ancient world.
Its place in the story
Nineveh is the city to which the prophet Jonah was sent to preach repentance, and the book records that the city turned from its evil. The prophet Nahum later announced Nineveh's downfall, which came when the city fell in 612 BC. It stands in Scripture as an emblem of great power and of God's mercy toward those who repent.
Nineveh in Scripture (KJV)
Nineveh is named 17 times in Scripture; 8 shown above.
Where it leads
Jesus pointed to the men of Nineveh who repented at Jonah's preaching as a witness against His own generation, calling Himself one greater than Jonah.
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Where is Nineveh in the Bible?
Nineveh was the great capital of the Assyrian Empire, sitting on the east bank of the Tigris River opposite modern Mosul. It was one of the largest cities of the ancient world. The name appears in Genesis, 2 Kings, Isaiah and 4 more in the King James text.
What happened at Nineveh?
Nineveh is the city to which the prophet Jonah was sent to preach repentance, and the book records that the city turned from its evil. The prophet Nahum later announced Nineveh's downfall, which came when the city fell in 612 BC. It stands in Scripture as an emblem of great power and of God's mercy toward those who repent.
Scripture verbatim KJV. Place facts curated; any coordinates via Wikidata (CC0).