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‘Nineveh’ in the Bible – All 16 Bible verses / Bible passages

Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Nineveh’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.

The term ‘Nineveh’ occurs 16 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.

Bible passages with ‘Nineveh’ in the book Genesis

Genesis 10:11 From that land, Assur came forth, and he built Nineveh, and the streets of the city, and Calah,Genesis 10:11

Genesis 10:12 and also Resen, between Nineveh and Calah. This is a great city.Genesis 10:12

Number of the word / term Nineveh in Genesis: 2

Bible passages with ‘Nineveh’ in the book 2 Kings

2 Kings 19:36 And Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, returned and dwelled in Nineveh.2 Kings 19:36

Number of the word / term Nineveh in 2 Kings: 1

Bible passages with ‘Nineveh’ in the book Isaiah

Isaiah 37:37 And Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, departed and went away. And he returned and lived at Nineveh.Isaiah 37:37

Number of the word / term Nineveh in Isaiah: 1

Bible passages with ‘Nineveh’ in the book Jonah

Jonah 1:2 Rise and go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach in it. For its malice has ascended before my eyes.Jonah 1:2

Jonah 3:2 Rise, and go to Nineveh, the great city. And preach in it the preaching that I say to you.Jonah 3:2

Jonah 3:3 And Jonah rose, and he went to Nineveh in accordance with the word of the Lord. And Nineveh was a great city of three days’ journey.Jonah 3:3

Jonah 3:4 And Jonah began to enter into the city one day’s journey. And he cried out and said, “Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed.”Jonah 3:4

Jonah 3:5 And the men of Nineveh believed in God. And they proclaimed a fast, and they put on sackcloth, from the greatest all the way to the least.Jonah 3:5

Jonah 3:6 And word reached the king of Nineveh. And he rose from his throne, and he threw off his robe from himself and was clothed in sackcloth, and he sat in ashes.Jonah 3:6

Jonah 3:7 And he cried out and spoke: “In Nineveh, from the mouth of the king and of his princes, let it be said: Men and beasts and oxen and sheep may not taste anything. Neither shall they feed or drink water.Jonah 3:7

Jonah 4:11 And shall I not spare Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than one hundred and twenty thousand men, who do not know the difference between their right and their left, and many beasts?”Jonah 4:11

Number of the word / term Nineveh in Jonah: 8

Bible passages with ‘Nineveh’ in the book Nahum

Nahum 1:1 The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.Nahum 1:1

Nahum 2:8 And Nineveh, her waters are like a fish pond. Yet truly, they have fled away: “Stand, stand!” But there is no one who will turn back.Nahum 2:8

Number of the word / term Nineveh in Nahum: 2

Bible passages with ‘Nineveh’ in the book Matthew

Matthew 12:41 The men of Nineveh shall arise in judgment with this generation, and they shall condemn it. For, at the preaching of Jonah, they repented. And behold, there is a greater than Jonah here.Matthew 12:41

Number of the word / term Nineveh in Matthew: 1

Bible passages with ‘Nineveh’ in the book Luke

Luke 11:32 The men of Nineveh will rise up, at the judgment, with this generation, and they will condemn it. For at the preaching of Jonah, they repented. And behold, more than Jonah is here.Luke 11:32

Number of the word / term ‘Nineveh’ in Luke: 1

These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.

Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 16

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