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Podcast: Unraveling Revelation
Episode: The Noble Ones
Description: GOD CONDEMNED the ruling nobility of Assyria in the Book of Nahumâor did He?We continue our study of Nahum and the links between Assyria and Babylon, especially at the supernatural level. Our theory is that Assur, translated âAssyriaâ in our Bible, may refer to Assur, the chief deity of the Assyriansâa god equated with Enlil of Babylon and El of Canaan.The Hebrew word translated ânoblesâ or âofficersâ (ʞʞʞʞâaddirekha) is used in Psalm 16:3 (âthe excellent onesâ) and Ezekiel 32:18 (âmajestic,â âpowerful,â or âfamousâ nations) to describe entities in the underworld. The corresponding w...