jan 1, 722 BC - Israel Conquered by the Assyrians: The Fall of Samaria
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Israel was conquered as it is in the path of Assyrian expansion. The Bible, specifically the Deuteronomic Historians, claims that the conquest and subsequent deportation of Israel was a punishment for Israel's unfaithfulness to Yahweh. Assyria was merely a tool in Yahweh's disposal as the Lord of History------------------------------------------------------------------------
Barry, Mark. "The Assyrian Empire." Digital image. Visualunit.files.wordpress.com. 2015. Accessed January 30, 2018. visualunit.files.wordpress.com.
Coogan, Michael David, and Cynthia R. Chapman. A brief introduction to the Old Testament: the Hebrew Bible in its context. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016, p235, 268.
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jan 1, 722 BC
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~ 2749 years ago