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Elkosh

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Easton's 1897Smith's 18631 verse reference

Easton's 1897

God my bow, the birth-place of Nahum the prophet (Nah. 1:1). It was probably situated in Galilee, but nothing definite is known of it.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1863

(God my bow), the birthplace of the prophet Nahum, hence called "the Elkoshite." (Nahum 1:1) This place is located at the modern Alkush , a village on the east bank of the Tigris, about two miles north of Mosul. Some think a small village in Galilee is intended.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain

In Scripture

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