Nahum - The Fall of Nineveh

The prophet Nahum foretold the destruction of the capital city of the Neo-Assyrian empire, Nineveh. It is this short book of the Old Testament, part of a collection known as the minor prophets, that sets the context for the visual puzzles found within. The Neo-Assyrian empire was vast and frightening, known for its well-trained army that utilized revolutionary weapons. They destroyed ancient Babylonia and conquered many other nations such as the northern kingdom of Israel in their time. Find the Golden Words in each visual riddle to destroy the 15 gates of ancient Nineveh and bring about the destruction that Nahum describes in his prescient writings. Success will require not just knowledge of the history of the Jewish people but the empires, kings and gods of the middle east during the seventh century B.C.