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1. www.biblicalarchaeology.org › daily › biblical-sitesSennacherib’s Siege of Lachish - Biblical Archaeology Society

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   Jan 28, 2022 · The siege of Lachish is documented in multiple Assyrian texts and reliefs and is also clearly visible in the site’s archaeology. These various sources agree that Lachish eventually fell to the Assyrians, who built a massive siege ramp to reach the top of the city’s walls.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Siege_of_LachishSiege of Lachish - Wikipedia

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   Siege of Lachish; Part of Sennacherib's campaign in the Levant: Assyrian siege-engine attacking the city wall of Lachish, part of the ascending assaulting wave. Detail of a wall relief dating back to the reign of Sennacherib, 700-692 BCE. From Nineveh, Iraq, currently housed in the British Museum.

   • Date: 701 BCE

   • Result: Assyrian victory, Lachish captured

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   Why did Sennacherib make Lachish his base?

   • Sennacherib himself made Lachish his base during this conquest. The Bible describes King Hezekiah contacting him there: “Hezekiah king of Judah sent (word) to the king of Assyria, to Lachish….” (Kings II 18:14). Sennacherib demanded a huge tribute from King Hezekiah, and soon negotiations broke down.

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   Does the Bible support Sennacherib's Siege of Lachish?

   • Perhaps no event recorded in the Hebrew Bible is better supported by archaeology and external evidence than Sennacherib’s siege of Lachish in 701 B.C.E. The siege of Lachish is documented in multiple Assyrian texts and reliefs and is also clearly visible in the site’s archaeology.

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   What is the difference between Sennacherib and Lachish?

   • By the time Sennacherib was crowned, only the kingdom of Judah remained as a Jewish entity. Lachish was a city in the kingdom of Judah with a very long history. First settled by cavemen before the 31st century BCE, Lachish developed into a prosperous walled city ruled by Canaanite tribesmen and later by Egypt.

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   Was Sennacherib seated on a throne in Lachish?

   • Although the Assyrian account of the operation may lead one to believe that Sennacherib was present in person, this is never explicitly stated and reliefs depicting the campaign show Sennacherib seated on a throne in Lachish instead of overseeing the preparations for an assault on Jerusalem.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SennacheribSennacherib - Wikipedia

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   While a portion of Sennacherib's troops prepared to blockade Jerusalem, Sennacherib himself marched on the important Judean city of Lachish. Both the blockade of Jerusalem and the siege of Lachish probably prevented further Egyptian aid from reaching Hezekiah, and intimidated the kings of other smaller states in the region.

   • Reign: 705–681 BC
   • Mother: Ra'īmâ

   • Father: Sargon II

5. www.britishmuseum.org › collection › objectrelief | British Museum

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   Description. Gypsum wall panel relief; carved in low relief; Sennacherib watches the capture of Lachish. He sits on a throne and watches as prisoners are brought before him and executed. A tent is behind him; there is a chariot in the foreground and bodyguards stationed around.

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6. aish.com › king-sennacherib-and-the-siege-of-lachishKing Sennacherib and the Siege of Lachish - Aish.com

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   Aug 14, 2022 · Sennacherib himself made Lachish his base during this conquest. The Bible describes King Hezekiah contacting him there: “Hezekiah king of Judah sent (word) to the king of Assyria, to Lachish….” (Kings II 18:14). Sennacherib demanded a huge tribute from King Hezekiah, and soon negotiations broke down.

7. www.chabad.org › library › article_cdoThe Archeology of Tel Lachish and the Stories It Tells

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   Located in the south of the Judean lowlands, between Hebron and Ashkelon, Tel Lachish today is an Israeli national park. But thousands of years ago, Lachish was a fortified city of strategic military importance to the Kingdom of Judea. Archeological Excavations at Tel Lachish.