Nineveh

Definisjon

= town; ◄ located in northern Mesopotamia near Mosul on the east bank of the {L:Tigris<SDBH:חִדֶּקֶל>}; ► built by {L:Nimrod<SDBH:נִמְרֹד>} after the {L:flood<SDBH:מַבּוּל>}; ancient capital of {L:Assyria<SDBH:אַשּׁוּר>}, preached against by the prophet {L:Jonah<SDBH:יֹונָה>}