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The Prophet Nahum (Russian icon)

The prophet Nahum stands bearing his oracle against Nineveh, declaring the Lord slow to anger yet great in power, a stronghold for those who trust in him (Nahum 1). A tempera icon in the Russian tradition (c. 1700).

The Prophet Nahum (Russian icon) by Master of the Russian Prophet Icons depicting Nahum 1:1
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Depicted passages

Nahum 1:1-15Primary

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Anonymous Russian Orthodox iconographers responsible for the standard prophet portrait icons used in the iconostasis tradition.

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