Jerusalem Delivered to the Romans

Pesher Nahum to Nahum 2:12

2nd Century BCE or 1st Century CE

Fragments 3–4

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1[ . . . ] Where a lion went to go into it, a lion cub2[without anyone confining him (Nahum 2:12). Its interpretation concerns Deme]trius, king of Yavan, who wanted to enter Jerusalem on the advice of those looking for easy interpretations, 3[b…
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