{"product_id":"book-g6sq","title":"Nineveh","description":"\u003cp\u003eNineveh was an age-old Assyrian city in Upper Mesopotamia, near Mosul in modern-day northern Iraq. It was the capital and biggest city of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, and the world's biggest city for some decades, and is on the eastern bank of the Tigris River. It's now a prevalent name for the portion of Mosul that's on the Tigris' eastern bank, and it is also the name of the nation's Nineveh Governorate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was the world's largest city for about fifty years till it was sacked by a union of its previous subject tribes, including but not limited to the Babylonians, Medes, Persians, Scythians, and Cimmerians, in the year 612 BC, following a severe period of civil dispute in Assyria. The city was never ever a political or administrative center again, though it was the seat of a Christian bishop by Late Antiquity. Throughout the Middle Ages, it weakened in contrast to Mosul and was mainly deserted by the 13th century AD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Bible, it has been mentioned several times, and it is the center of attention in the story of Jonah, who was swallowed up by a whale or fish and spat out on the beach, only to hear from God that he still needed to go to Nineveh and give the people a chance to repent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is much more to this mysterious city of the ancient. Learn more by reading or listening to this book!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49417399206192,"sku":"BDg6sq","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/g6sq-Square-cover.jpg?v=1771647205","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-g6sq","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}