Nahum, a prophet to the Kurds?

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It is interesting that the traditional tomb of the Prophet Nahum is located far away from JeruSalem in Iraqi Kurdistan, close to a town named Alqosh.

This tomb has been recognized by the Jews through the centuries as the place where the Prophet Nahum was buried; Because, his prophecy identifies him as an ‘Elkoshite,’ or a resident of a town of a similar name, which was then located in Northern Assyria. Notice that this is also where the ten tribes of IsraEl were relocated after their land’s destruction by that ancient world power… and it’s where the people that have genetically proven to be the closest relatives to the Jews – the Islamic Kurds – still live today.