Person681 BC
Sennacherib
Also called: Sin-ahhe-eriba
King of Assyria (r. 705–681 BCE) who invaded Judah, destroyed Lachish and besieged Jerusalem, and rebuilt Nineveh on a grand scale; he was murdered by his sons
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In 701 BCE Sennacherib of Assyria invaded rebellious Judah, destroyed 46 fortified towns including Lachish and besieged Jerusalem. King Hezekiah paid heavy tribute, but Jerusalem did not fall.
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- Hezekiah687 BC
King of Judah (r. c. 715–687 BCE) who resisted Assyria, cut a water tunnel and strengthened the walls of Jerusalem, and withstood Sennacherib’s siege
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- Early Civilizations and Empires3500 BC – 486 BC
From the first civilizations in the great river valleys to the first empires of the Near East, India and China — comparing their writing, law, religion and rule