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display of Maps and Kings of the ancient nations of biblical times
Sargon with a Lion
Jehu King of Israel doing homage and bowing to the dust before king Shalmaneser III
ASHURBANIPAL 685 B.C.–627 B.C. means "Ashur is creator of an heir" son of Esarhaddon and the last great king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. In the Bible he is called ASENAPPAR...Ezra 4:10 and the rest of the nations whom the great and noble ASENAPPAR brought over, and set in the city of Samaria
Shalmaneser III (858-824 B.C.) warriors attacking the city of Parga in Hamath and breaking her walls with the battering ram, turning them into rubble
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Adad-nirari III (810-783 B.C.) in (Jonah 3:6–9) is thought by some to be the "King of Nineveh" who, upon receiving Jonah's prophecy of forthcoming doom, dressed himself in sackcloth and ordered a fast throughout the city in a successful attempt to prevent it. during Jehoahaz’s reign. ..In (2 Kings 13:5) He did serve as “deliverer” to Israel in that he attacked and crushed Damascus in 803 BC, thus bringing relief to Israel from the Aramean oppression.
Charioteers at War
Tiglath-Pileser III, (ruled 745–727 BC), means "my trust is in the son of Esharra" the fifth year of his reign, a victory over Azariah (Uzziah), king of Judah in 2 Chronicles 26..exacted 1000 talents of silver tribute from King Menahem of Israel (2 Kings 15:19) and defeated his successor Pekah (2 Kings15:29) in 729 BC , Tiglath-Pileser assumed total control of Babylon, capturing the Babylonian king Nabu-mukin-zeri
Ashurbanipal on a horse
Cyrus the Great
Slingers on the Attack from the palace of Sennacherib 7th century BCE
Sargon the Great, meaning "the true king" the first individual in recorded history to create a multiethnic, centrally ruled empire, and his dynasty controlled Mesopotamia for around a century and a half
Jewish Captives from Lachish...Isaiah 36:1-2 Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.
ASHURBANEPAL fighting with Troops
Shalmaneser III gates of the palace revealing the horrifying cruelty of the Assyrians and the brutal treatment of their prisoners
Tiglath-pilesar III 745 B.C. became a terror to the ancient world and the northern kingdom of Israel who God gave into the hands of Tiglath’s invincible host. (2 Kings 15:19)
Tiglath-pilesar III utter destruction of the city of Gazru with powerful battering ram to bring down walls, with men impaled on spiked poles
Esarhaddon means "Ashur has given a brother to me" king of Assyria (681-669) son of the notorious Sennacherib and the father of Assurbanipal
Tiglath-pilesar III Warriors Conquering a Galilee city
Warrior attacked by a vulture
Naram-Sin, King of Akkad and Grandson of Sargon of Akkad celebrating his victory against the Lullubi from Zagros.
Ashurbanipal’s royal bodyguard who are standing watch during a campaign in Babylon (640 B.C.)
Babylonian Warriors
Marching Assyrian Troops
Ashurbanipal's campaign against Susa breaking the outer wall, burning their towers and gates. The troops are loaded with booty including Elamite prisoners
Sennacherib in Akkadian means "Sin (moon god) has multiplied the brothers". 2 Kings 18:13 - Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did SENNACHERIB king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them
Assyrian Warriors
Shalmaneser III , means "the god Shulmanu is pre-eminent"..king of Assyria 859 BC-824 BC ...His reign is significant to the Bible. Two of his monuments name Biblical figures. The Black Obelisk names Jehu son of Omri and the Kurkh Monolith names king Ahab in reference to the Battle of Karkar
Sargon II and his crown prince Sennacherib
Ashurbanipal’s War Chariots could carry 4 warriors. Warrior on horseback with his bow drawn and quivers
king is shooting arrows while attendants repulse an attack from a wounded lion
