cities

Early history Nineveh was one of the oldest and greatest cities in antiquity.

the ancient Assyrian capital

Nineveh is the ancient Assyrian capital and is located in present-day north Iraq, near Mosul.

a city

Ninevites lived in Nineveh – a city near modern Mosul, Iraq – part of despised Assyria.

city

Nineveh had been an important city in northern Mesopotamia for millennia.

great city

12and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah—Nineveh is the great city.

the city

During the late 8th and 7th centuries B.C., the city of Nineveh was the capital of the Assyrian empire and the cultural, economic and political epicentre of the world.

capital city

Nineveh was (900-612 B.C.'s capital city.

a city in modern-day Iraq, right about where the city of Mosul is today

Nineveh is a city in modern-day Iraq, right about where the city of Mosul is today.

a large city for that time in history

Nineveh is a large city for that time in history, and history takes 3 days for Jonah to walk through the city declaring a Christian's message.

the northern Iraqi province where Mosul is the capital

Nineveh is the northern Iraqi province where Mosul is the capital.

a great city with more than a hundred and twenty thousand inhabitants

Nineveh is a great city with more than a hundred and twenty thousand inhabitants.

ancient city

Nineveh was no doubt an ancient city (Genesis 10:11-12).

a great city with over 120,000 residents

Nineveh is a great city with over 120,000 residents.

a great city and the fiercest enemy of Jonah’s people

Nineveh is a great city and the fiercest enemy of Jonah’s people, so Jonah is afraid and wants to be completely away from this calling and from anyone who may be inclined to go on this ill-fated adventure.

in addition to being the wicked city that God sent Jonah to

Nineveh, in addition to being the wicked city that God sent Jonah to, was also the capital city of the Assyrians.

one of the oldest cities of Mesopotamia , a crossroads of trade routes and a strategic intersection between the Mediterranean Sea and the territories of Persia

Nineveh is one of the oldest cities of Mesopotamia, a crossroads of trade routes and a strategic intersection between the Mediterranean Sea and the territories of Persia.

a walled city just outside Mosul that contained the massive palace of Assyrian king Sennacherib

Once the largest city in the ancient world, Nineveh is a walled city just outside Mosul that contained the massive palace of Assyrian king Sennacherib.

the largest city in the Near East, the center of a burgeoning empire

Nineveh is the largest city in the Near East, the center of a burgeoning empire.

this huge city in the Assyrian empires, the great enemy and oppressor of the Israelites

Nineveh is this huge city in the Assyrian empires, the great enemy and oppressor of the Israelites.

the second largest Iraqi province in terms of population

that Nineveh is the second largest Iraqi province in terms of population, the most affected by the terrorist operations, and has the largest number of displaced citizens.