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Ashurbanipal
Ashurbanipal (d. c.626 bc) (Assurbanipal) Last great king of Assyria (669–633 bc). During his reign, Assyria reached its largest extent, encompassing Upper Egypt, before a rapid decline. Excavations at Nineveh after 1850 revealed an advanced civilization.... Read more
Benhadad
Benhadad , in the Bible, kings of Damascus. 1 The son of Tabrimon, ally of Asa of Judah against Baasha of Israel. 2 Probably the son and successor of 1, leader of the coalition that withstood Shalmaneser III of Assyria at Karkar on the Orontes; he continued the traditional enmity of his ki... Read more
Assyria
Assyria , ancient empire of W Asia. It developed around the city of Ashur, or Assur, on the upper Tigris River and south of the later capital, Nineveh. Assyria's Rise The nucleus of a Semitic state was forming by the beginning of the 3d millennium BC, but it was overshadowed by the greatne... Read more
Assurbanipal
Assurbanipal or Ashurbanipal , d. 626? BC, king of ancient Assyria (669-633 BC), son and successor of Esar-Haddon . The last of the great kings of Assyria, he drove Taharka out of Egypt and firmly established Necho in power there only to have Necho's son Psamtik revolt in 660 BC and wrest E... Read more
Menahem
Menahem , d. c.737 BC, king of Israel (c.749-c.737 BC). He was governor of Tirzah and murdered Shallum for the throne of Samaria. Menahem was made a tributary by Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria, who helped him to gain his throne. The book of Kings represents him unfavorably. His son, Pekahiah, succee... Read more
Pekah
Pekah , in the Bible, king of Israel. He was a general under King Pekahiah and murdered him for the throne. As the head of an anti-Assyrian coalition, he went to war with Ahaz of Judah. Ahaz requested and received help from Tiglath-pileser III, and as a result Pekah lost the northern and eastern par... Read more
Hazael
Hazael , fl. 840 BC, king of Damascus; successor and murderer of Benhadad . In the Bible he appears as the ally of the party of Elisha in Israel and later as the conqueror, taking all the Hebrew possessions E of the Jordan, ravaging Judah, and rendering Israel impotent. From inscriptions of Shalman... Read more
Hezekiah
Hezekiah , in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Ahaz. During his reign Sennacherib of Assyria routed (701 BC) the rebellious Jews and exacted a high indemnity from them. However, a plague in the Assyrian army saved (690 BC) Judah from a second invasion by Sennacherib. Hezekiah's reign w... Read more
Reuben
Reuben , in the Bible, Jacob's eldest son and eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. He interceded for his brother Joseph's life and guaranteed the safe return from Egypt of another brother, Benjamin. When Palestine was occupied his tribe, with that of Gad, was allotted the pasture la... Read more
Jehu
Jehu . 1 King of Israel. He was anointed king by Elisha , who led the revolt against the house of Ahab. Jehu murdered King Jehoram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah and the rest of the house of Ahab. Jehu's rapid chariot driving has become proverbial. To receive protection from Assyria, Jeh... Read more

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Assyria
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...weakness. The 13th cent. BC saw Assyria threatening the surrounding...ephemeral. The Ascendancy of Assyria Assyrian greatness was to wait...of merely making conquered kings pay tribute, he installed...Shalmaneser. Calah , the capital of Assyria during the reigns of Ashurnasirpal...
Assurbanipal
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...d. 626? BC, king of ancient Assyria (669-633 BC), son and successor...Haddon . The last of the great kings of Assyria, he drove Taharka out of Egypt...and wrest Egypt permanently from Assyria. The uprising took place during...
Sennacherib
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...681 B.C.), a king of Assyria, was one of the four great kings of the late Assyrian Empire...who cares for the welfare of Assyria." His greatest achievement...T. Olmstead, History of Assyria (1923), and H. Saggs...
Iraq
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...Hammurabi established the first empire of Babylonia . In the 8th century bc , Babylonia fell to Assyria . In the 1st century bc , the Assyrian kings Sargon II , Sennacherib and Ashurbanipal added to the splendour of Nineveh . Nebuchadnezzar conquered...
Cochin Jew
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...and parrots for his temple; Sanskrit- and Tamil-derived words appear in 1 Kings. Another theory suggests that Cochin Jews are descendants of captives taken to Assyria in the eighth century b.c. The most popular and likely supposition, however...
Cochin Jews
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Supplement ...and parrots for his temple. Sanskrit- and Tamil-derived words appear in I Kings. Another theory suggests that Cochin Jews are descendants of captives taken to Assyria in the eighth century b.c.e. The most popular and likely supposition is...
Menahem
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Shallum for the throne of Samaria. Menahem was made a tributary by Tiglath-pileser III of Assyria, who helped him to gain his throne. The book of Kings represents him unfavorably. His son, Pekahiah, succeeded him.
Bukharan Jews
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...Assyrians, were driven deep into the Assyrian empire. They associate one particular place in Assyria in which they settled, Habor, mentioned in the Bible (2 Kings 17:6), with Bukhara; the identity of consonants in the two names is offered as proof...
Tiglath-pileser III
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...745-727 B.C.), king of Assyria, was an able warrior and administrator...Ashurnirari V was murdered. Assyria had suffered the loss of eastern...to the mines of Anatolia. Assyria needed an able leader who could...advantage won by the great kings of the 9th century. Tiglath...
Sargon II
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...the founder of its greatest line of kings. Sargon II, upon his accession...tribes had been stirred into revolt by Assyria's old enemy, the Kingdom of Urartu...Bahrein sent gifts, and so did seven kings of Cyprus. Like his ancient namesake...

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Babylon
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...astronomy. In the 8th cent. BCE the kings of Assyria also ruled Babylonia (situated...Egypt against King Shalmaneser V of Assyria in 724 BCE, Samaria was besieged...to Assyrian claims) deported to Assyria after Shalmaneser's death by...
Cyrus II (the Great)
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...500. In 546 he defeated CROESUS to take control of Asia Minor and Nabonidus (the last of the Chaldean kings) to add Babylonia, Assyria, Syria, and Palestine to his domains. His policies towards his subjects were tolerant: the Medians had...
Kings, books of
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...all condemned; the southern kings at least include two, Hezekiah...the Temple in Jerusalem. The kings of the north all followed the...17: 1–41) by Assyria , which is explained by the...21). Elijah opposes the kings of Israel for an autocratic...
Kings, Books of
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Kings, Books of. The two OT Books of Kings were originally a single Book, which was divided by the Greek...their division on Solomon's death to the fall of Israel to Assyria c. 721 BC; thereafter it is concerned solely with Judah...
lost
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...stick in his coat’. Lost Tribes of Israel the ten tribes of Israel taken away c. 720 bc to captivity in Assyria (2 Kings 17:6), from which they are believed never to have returned, while the tribes of Benjamin and Judah remained...
Uí Néill
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology ...heraldic terms, can be found in the ancient civilizations of Assyria, Egypt, and Rome; it also occurs in the arms of Scottish...Before the Normans (Dublin, 1972); F. J. Byrne , Irish Kings and High Kings (London, 1973).
Sennacherib
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Sennacherib (d. 681 bc), king of Assyria 705–681, son of Sargon II...sparing it from destruction (according to 2 Kings 19:35). He also rebuilt the city of...devastated by divine intervention (2 Kings 35). On his return to Nineveh he was...
Biography
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...means that biographers (whether of kings or revolutionaries) have been more interested...and cuneiform inscriptions found in Assyria (c. 720 b.c.e.) and Persia (c...biographical works commemorated the deeds of kings. Similarly, the oldest biographical...
Pharaoh
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible Pharaoh Hebrew for the title of the kings of Egypt , who were regarded as divine and ruled absolutely...to whom King Hoshea begged for help when he rebelled against Assyria (2 Kgs. 17: 4); and (3) Neco (610–595 BCE...
sociology
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...Prophets could oppose the political and religious powers of the kings (1 Kgs. 12–14) because they were able to feel...uphold popular morale in the state when it was under assault from Assyria in 701 BCE. The Exile saw the end of the system of central...

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Geologist gets to the bottom of a biblical mystery "When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib intended to attack Jerusalem, he planned with his civil and military officers to stop up the water of the springs outside the city . . . `Why should the kings of Assyria come here and find much water?' they asked . . . Hezekiah closed the upper outlet of the waters of Gihon and directed them down to the west side of the city of David." -- 2 Chronicles 32: 2-4,30
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 12/16/1991; ; 700+ words ; Thanks to King Hezekiah's rapid action and clever engineering in 701 B.C., Jerusalem's water supply was protected and the invading Assyrians, frustrated in their siege, eventually gave up and went home. Centuries later, Hezekiah's solution presented a perplexing puzzle for archeologists: How, with
Time line: all dates are B.C.(the rule of Kings in ancient Assyria)(Brief Article)(Chronology)(Illustration)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2004; 437 words ; TIME LINE All dates are B.C. 883-859 Ashurnasirpal II 744-727 Tiglath-pileser II 721-705 Sargon II 704-681 Sennacherib 680-669 Esarhaddon 668-627 Assurbanipal
Build the treasure box of Nimrud.(Activity)(ancient Assyria)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...from solid gold, the kings of Assyria owned many treasures...the clever craftsmen of Assyria invented the perfect...bas-reliefs) showing kings, horses, and soldiers...back in. Like the great kings of Assyria, only you will know...
Nimrud's Northwest Palace.(ancient Assyria)(King Ashurnasirpal)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...glorious. With these words, Ashurnasirpal II, who ruled Assyria from 883 through 859 B.C., describes the founding...military campaigns in the west or was sent by western kings to Assyria as tribute, gifts, and booty. Some inscriptions describe...
A commanding presence.(ancient Assyria)(King Tiglath-pileser )
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; Assyria had little political...been governed by weak kings who had left the country...By 750 B.C., Assyria was also threatened...own pro-Assyrian kings, as long as these...and cooperate with Assyria. To reduce the possibility...
Legacy of an empire.(ancient Assyria)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...At the height of its power, Assyria ruled a vast empire that stretched...powerful woman. In the Bible, Assyria was remembered for its antiquity...language, the perception of Assyria was based only on the Greek...tell the story of powerful kings who used their skill in managing...
Assyria at its gloriest -- and goriest
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/7/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...just plain wonderful, is "Art and Empire: Treasures from Assyria in the British Museum," at the Metropolitan Museum through...date from the ninth to the seventh century BC, when Assyrian kings, who doubled as high priests of the god Ashur, commissioned...
The Raging Torrent: Historical Inscriptions from Assyria and Babylonia Relating to Ancient Israel
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 1/1/2010; ; 700+ words ; ...Historical Inscriptions from Assyria and Babylonia Relating to Ancient...commentary on the books of 1-2 Kings, coauthored with his late teacher...review of Cogan and Tadmor, II Kings, JQR 81 [1990] 155). The...Egyptian, Israelite, and Judahite kings (pp. 235-50). Following...
Palace of Sargon, king of the universe.(ancient Assyria)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...whose name means "true king," ascended to the throne of Assyria. He soon built a new capital from which to rule his extensive...suggests that the room was decorated, like those of other Assyrian kings, with reliefs arranged in two rows separated by a band of inscription...
'Palace without a rival'.(Nineveh, Assyria)(King Sennacherib)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...capital of the Assyrian empire. It was also one of the oldest cities we know in northern Mesopotamia. Even though earlier kings had built at the site, Nineveh did not reach its height of power and prestige until King Sennacherib came to the throne. It...