Editing Nahum (section)

==Tomb==
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| name           = Tomb of Nahum
| native_name    = נַחוּם‬
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| location       = Town of [[Alqosh]], Northern [[Iraq]], 50km north of [[Mosul]]
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| type           = Shrine to the biblical prophet Nahum
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| cultures       = [[Jewish|Assyrian, Jewish]]
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| condition      = Partial Collapse, Stabilized in 2018 
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The tomb of Nahum is supposedly inside the synagogue at [[Alqosh]], although there are other places outside [[Iraq]] which also lay claim to being the original "Elkosh" from which Nahum hailed. Alqosh was emptied of its Jewish population in 1948 when they were expelled after Israel was recognized as a Jewish nation, and the synagogue that houses the tomb is now in a poor structural state, to the extent that the tomb itself is in danger of destruction. The tomb underwent basic repairs in 1796. When all Jews were forced to flee Alqosh in 1948, the iron keys to the tomb were handed to an Assyrian man, Sami Jajouhana.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://philosproject.org/isis-tomb-nahum-assyria-assyrians/ |title=Jewish Shrine Defies ISIS on War's Edge |access-date=2018-03-27 |archive-date=2018-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327212408/https://philosproject.org/isis-tomb-nahum-assyria-assyrians/}}</ref> Few Jews visit the historic site, yet Jajouhana continues to keep the promise he made with his Jewish friends, and looks after the tomb.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chaldean.org/Home/tabid/36/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/491/An-AlQosh-Man-Struggles-to-Keep-a-Promise-to-an-Old-Friend.aspx|title=An Alqosh Man Struggles to Keep a Promise to an Old Friend |publisher=chaldean.org}}</ref>

As of early 2017, the tomb was in significant disrepair and was threatened by the rise of ISIS in Iraq.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Schwartzstein|first1=Peter|title=Surrounded by Conflict, an Ancient Synagogue Crumbles in Iraq|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150219-iraq-tomb-biblical-prophet-collapse/?google_editors_picks=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220063105/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150219-iraq-tomb-biblical-prophet-collapse/?google_editors_picks=true|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 20, 2015|access-date=20 February 2015|work=National Geographic|date=19 February 2015}}</ref> A team of engineers conducted a survey of the tomb and determined that the tomb was in danger of imminent collapse and might not survive another winter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Progress-made-on-saving-Prophet-Nahums-tomb-in-Iraq-543500|title=Progress made on saving Prophet Nahum's tomb in Iraq|work=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com|access-date=2018-04-23}}</ref> A team led by the U.S.-based non-profit [http://www.archinternational.org/ Alliance for the Restoration of Cultural Heritage] ("ARCH") raised the funds necessary to stabilize the site.<ref name=":0" /> After raising the necessary funds, ARCH partnered with the Prague-based [https://www.gemaart.com/en/salvation-of-the-prophet-nahum-shrine-iraq/ GEMA ART International s.r.o.], experts in historic preservation and reconstruction to do the immediate stabilization work.<ref name=":0" /> Following coordination with local partners, the initial stabilization work was completed in January 2018.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/03/nahums-tomb-in-iraq-restoration-begins.html|title=Hebrew prophet's tomb in Iraq saved from collapse|last=Neurink|first=Judit|date=2018-03-21|work=Al-Monitor|access-date=2018-04-23|language=en-us}}</ref> The stabilization work is expected to prevent further deterioration of the structure for between two and three years.<ref name=":1" /> With the tomb and its surrounding structure stabilized, ARCH is planning on raising the funding necessary to fully restore the site.<ref name=":1" /> On 26 April 2019, the United States government announced that it would contribute $500,000 to restore the tomb.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-to-donate-500k-to-restore-tomb-of-biblical-prophet-nahum-in-iraq/|title=US to donate $500K to restore tomb of biblical prophet Nahum in Iraq|last=staff|first=T. O. I.|website=www.timesofisrael.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-26}}</ref>

Two other possible burial sites mentioned in historical accounts are Elkesi, near [[Rameh]] in the [[Galilee]] and Elcesei in the [[West Bank]].<ref>[http://www.tombofnahum.com/index.htm Renovation - Al Qush Synagogue and the Tomb of Nahum] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211085524/http://www.tombofnahum.com/index.htm |date=2012-02-11 }}.</ref>