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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 ...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...subdued Babylonia, defeated the king of Urartu, attacked the Medes...Arabia, and other ...
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...invested. Hezekiah, King of Judah, defied...for the welfare of Assyria." His greatest achievement...Olmstead, History of Assyria (1923), and H...
Tiglath-pileser III
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...745-727 B.C.), king of Assyria, was an able warrior and administrator...emulation of an earlier warrior-king. He came to the throne as...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 ...
Isaiah
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...warning to Pekah, the usurper king of Israel, and Rezin, the...them in their alliance against Assyria. The turning point in Isaiah...giants of that day, Egypt and Assyria. Isaiah opposed alliances...join in an alliance against Assyria, Isaiah denounced them as...
Assurbanipal
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Ashurbanipal , d. 626? BC, king of ancient Assyria (669-633 BC), son...The last of the great kings of Assyria, he drove Taharka out...Egypt permanently from Assyria. The uprising took...by the enemies of the king. This insurgence was...
Sargon II
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Sargon II The Assyrian king Sargon II (reigned 722...its greatest line of kings. Sargon II, upon his...stirred into revolt by Assyria's old enemy, the Kingdom...king of Babylon. The king of Bahrein sent gifts, and so did seven kings of Cyprus. Like his...Inscriptions of Sargon II, ...
Ashurbanipal
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...C.) was the last great king of the Assyrian Empire. He...the dislocation of trade. Assyria's end was not far off, but...T. Olmstead, History of Assyria (1923), and J. B. Bury...Luckenbill, Ancient Records of Assyria and Babylonia (2 vols...
Babylonia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...influenced the civilization of Assyria and so contributed to the later...uprising against the Assyrian king, Sennacherib , and Babylon...A History of Babylonia and Assyria (6th ed. 1915); D. D. Luckenbill, Ancient Records of Assyria and Babylonia (1926-27...
Sargon of Agade
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...C.) was the first Semitic king of Mesopotamia. He founded...He became cupbearer to the king of Kish, and later he himself...Zagros Mountains, and north to Assyria. The king lists say that he...Sidney Smith, Early History of Assyria (1928). □
Elam
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...expanding. A century later an Elamite king, Kutir-Nahunte, revived a kingdom...BC, however, the rising power of Assyria threatened Elam. Sargon of Assyria, Sennacherib , and Esar-Haddon all...by its great palace of the Achaemenid kings. Mention is made of Elam in Isa. 22...

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Assyria
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible Assyria One of the great empires of the ancient...northern kingdom was temporarily benefited by Assyria when it defeated Israel's Aramaean oppressors...5). Nevertheless Shalmaneser III, king of Assyria 858–824 BCE, records on the...
Kings, books of
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...of Israel. So the northern kings are all condemned; the southern kings at least include two, Hezekiah...the Temple in Jerusalem. The kings of the north all followed the...fact that Jeroboam was elected king by the people of the north...17: 1–41) by Assyria , which is explained by ...
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...
Babylon
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...before, and after, that: King Hammurabi , who died in 1750...In the 8th cent. BCE the kings of Assyria also ruled Babylonia (situated...Iraq) and when Hoshea the king of Israel joined Egypt against King Shalmaneser V of Assyria in 724 BCE, Samaria was besieged...
Isaiah, book of
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...account of his relations with King Hezekiah , and parallel to...Judah into an alliance against Assyria. The second crisis was that...BCE, threw off the yoke of Assyria, with some encouragement from...Inevitably Sennacherib , king of Assyria, marched against Judah, but...
Jeremiah
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...Jeremiah had easy access to the king and he used his knowledge of...alliance with Egypt against Assyria (2: 14–19, 36...when Egypt marched to help Assyria against the rising power of babylonia , King Josiah attempted to block the...
Israel
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...inhabitants have been deported to Assyria , the term ‘Israel...When David, who was at first king only of Judah (2 Sam. 2...Queen Jezebel ). Threats from Assyria ended with the conquest of the north by King Shalmaneser V in 721. Judah...
Pekah
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible Pekah King of Israel 737–732 BCE after...allied himself with Syria in war against Assyria and endeavoured to coerce Judah into the...Isaiah (Isa. 7: 4), sought the help of Assyria, which obliged by promptly invading Israel...
Rezin
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible Rezin King of Damascus who paid tribute to Assyria in 738 BCE but later joined an alliance which included Israel to resist Assyria; but Ahaz of Judah , supported by Isaiah (Isa. 7: 1–10) rejected his overtures even when he attempted...
important dates in biblical history
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...Saul unites the tribes as first king c. 1000 David is anointed king, and later captures Jerusalem...northern tribes choose Jeroboam as king c. 880 Omri establishes Samaria...Elijah 853 Shalmanezer III of Assyria records battle with Ahab of Israel...

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A commanding presence.(ancient Assyria)(King Tiglath-pileser )
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...been governed by weak kings who had left the country...disagreement. By 750 B.C., Assyria was also threatened...Gulf had been blocked. Assyria's fortunes, however...capital, and a new king, Tiglath-pileser...royal family. Assyrian kings usually referred to...his parentage--a king ...
The reign of Assurbanipal.(King of ancient Assyria)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2004; ; 659 words ; The last great king of Assyria was Assurbanipal. He came to the throne...Assurbanipal would become king of Assyria, while his older brother, Shamashshum...aimed at winning independence from Assyria. Assurbanipal did manage to suppress...
Nimrud's Northwest Palace.(ancient Assyria)(King Ashurnasirpal)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Single figures, often of the king, but also of guardian spirits...decorated with scenes of the king triumphant in battle against...Ashurnasirpal II, including the king's role as the priest and ruler...west or was sent by western kings to Assyria as tribute, gifts, and booty...
Palace of Sargon, king of the universe.(ancient Assyria)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...ascended to the throne of Assyria. He soon built a new capital...toward an audience with the king and was designed to inspire...singular: lamassu). One Assyrian king described lamassati as the ones...and secure the path of the king who fashioned them." A fragment...like those of other Assyrian ...
The Inscriptions of Tiglath-pileser II, King of Assyria.
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 4/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...only stele known for Tiglath-pileser III. This is not in itself surprising for there are few royal inscriptions for this king, particularly in comparison with Sargon II and Sennacherib. The commentaries to the various texts are an exhaustive mine...example, the types of horses attested, not only in Tiglath-pileser ...
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...there. And the findings may also explain a Biblical passage describing King David's conquest of Jerusalem. David's army was apparently able to...
'Palace without a rival'.(Nineveh, Assyria)(King Sennacherib)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...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 was...imported from throughout the empire. The king also built canals and aqueducts to bring...are brief captions inscribed next to ...
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; 460 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
The King's Road.(ancient Assyria)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...governed effectively required that the king be able to communicate with officials...provincial centers. It was called the "King's Road," and its construction and...were taken very seriously by Assyrian kings. In fact, on either side of the road...ensure privacy, and authenticated by the king's ...
'We are Medes'.(ancient Assyria)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...the end of our volley. When the great king of Assyria is no more, what are we to do? The king of Assyria made a treaty with our ruler's grandfather...be taken by storm this easily, so the king of Assyria ordered his soldiers to cut down trees...