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Common KnowledgePeople/CharactersNahum, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

People/Characters: Nahum, writer of one of prophetic books in the Bible

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Titles	Order
The ESV Study Bible by Crossway Bibles	Nahum 1-3
F. B. Meyer Bible Commentary by F. B. Meyer	Nahum 1-3
The Guideposts Parallel Bible: King James Version, Modern Language Bible, Living Bible, Revised Standard Version by Guideposts	Nahum 1-3
Harper study Bible: The Holy Bible by Harold Lindsell	Nahum 1-3
HarperCollins Bible Commentary by James L. Mays	Nahum 1-3
HarperCollins Study Bible - Student Edition: Fully Revised & Updated by Harold W. Attridge	Nahum 1-3
The HarperCollins Study Bible : New Revised Standard Version, with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books by Wayne A. Meeks	Nahum 1-3
HCSB Study Bible, Jacketed Hardcover by Holman Bible Editorial Staff	Nahum 1-3
The Holy Bible by Bible. English. Authorized	Nahum 1-3
Holy Bible : NKJV, New King James version by Thomas Nelson	Nahum 1-3
The Holy Bible, Concordance, Revised Standard Version Containing Old and New Testaments, Self Pronouncing Reference Edition by World Publishing	Nahum 1-3
The Holy Bible, King James Version (LDS Edition) by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Nahum 1-3
The Holy Bible, New Oxford Annotated by Herbert G. May and Bruce M. Metzger	Nahum 1-3
The Holy Bible: King James version / The Pennyroyal Caxton Bible by Barry Moser	Nahum 1-3
Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible : Reference Edition with Concordance by New American Standard Bible	Nahum 1-3
Holy Bible: The New Open Bible, Study Edition, New American Standard Bible by Nelsonword Publishing Group	Nahum 1-3
Holy Bible: The Word of God Alive and Active: New Revised Standard Version with Apocrypha by American Bible Society	Nahum 1-3
KJV New Cambridge Paragraph Bible with the Apocrypha: Burgundy Hardcover Edition by David Norton	Nahum 1-3
KJV Version Reference Bible with Apocrypha, Cameo Edition by Baker Publishing Group	Nahum 1-3
KJV/Amplified Parallel Bible by Zondervan	Nahum 1-3

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