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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An ancient city of Assyria on the Tigris River opposite the site of present-day Mosul, Iraq. As capital of the Assyrian Empire, it enjoyed great influence and prosperity, especially under Sennacherib and Ashurbanipal (seventh century BC). The city was captured and destroyed by Babylonia and its allies in 612 BC.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of “motion” or puppet-show, representing the story of Jonah and the whale.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun An ancient Assyrian city.
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- proper noun The ancient capital of
Assyria .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq
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Examples
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Among other cities, he built one more large and magnificent than the rest, which he called Nineveh, from the name of his son Ninus, in order to immortalize his memory.
Sketch of the Early History of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church with Jubilee Souvenir and an Appendix James Walker 1914
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Among other cities, he built one more large and magnificent than the rest, which he called Nineveh, from the name of his son Ninus, in order to immortalize his memory.
The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Charles Rollin 1701
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But after the exile, Nineveh is part of the same empire as Israel, and the author of this narrative has God patiently explain to Jonah that the Ninevens had sinned out of moral confusion.
One World, Under God 2009
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Tobit. (9 pages) This book tells the story of a righteous Israelite named Tobit living in Nineveh after the deportation of the northern tribes of Israel to Assyria.
1-line descriptions of the 73 books of the Bible (extracted from Wikipedia) Jonathan Aquino 2009
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Tobit. (9 pages) This book tells the story of a righteous Israelite named Tobit living in Nineveh after the deportation of the northern tribes of Israel to Assyria.
Archive 2009-04-01 Jonathan Aquino 2009
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But after the exile, Nineveh is part of the same empire as Israel, and the author of this narrative has God patiently explain to Jonah that the Ninevens had sinned out of moral confusion.
One World, Under God 2009
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A Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle engaged and killed two suspected improvised explosive device emplacers overwatching a major thoroughfare for Coalition Forces during a historic flight near Qayyarah, Iraq, in Nineveh province Sept. 1.
Boing Boing 2007
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Jonah's impatience of life under disappointed hopes of Israel's reformation through the destruction of Nineveh, is like that of Elijah at his plan for reforming Israel (1Ki 18: 1-46) failing through Jezebel
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Jonah, though an outcast, was highly honored of God in Nineveh; so Israel's outcast condition would prove no impediment to her serving
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Here the Medo-Babylonian army under Cyaxares and Nabopolassar, that destroyed Nineveh, is prophetically meant. before thy face -- before Nineveh.
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