Nahum - Jewish prophet; prophesied at the time when the Babylonians captured the capital of Assyria, Nineveh (612 BC). In the Book of the prophet Nahum, we are faced not only with sermons directed against foreign nations, but also with a prophecy about the judgment of God and over Israel. The traditional interpretation of the book is associated with the proclamation of the justice of Yahweh, who will punish all sins, the main of which is the departure from the religion of Yahweh. Such an interpretation, of course, is beneficial to "interested persons" - the priests of Judaism.