Sennacherib

Sources

1. WebsiteSennacherib
2. BookA History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC

Relations

parent of:

• Esarhaddon

  Sources: A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC

child of:

• Sargon II

  Sources: A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC

enemy of:

• Hezekiah

  Sources: A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC, Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East

besieged:

• Jerusalem

  Sources: The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology’s New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts

• Lachish

  Sources: The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology’s New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts

conquered:

• Babylon

  Sources: Sennacherib, A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC

• Lachish

  Sources: A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC, Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East

ruled:

• Neo-Assyrian Empire

  Sources: Sennacherib, A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC

Appears in5 items

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  Mesopotamia4 items
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    Sargon II builds Dur-Sharrukinc. 717 BCE O.S.
  • Sennacherib rebuilds Ninevehc. 700 BCE O.S.
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    Sennacherib besieges Lachish · besieger701 BCE O.S.
  • Sennacherib destroys Babylon689 BCE O.S.
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  The Bible: Story and Scholarship1 item
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    Sennacherib besieges Lachish and Jerusalem · besieger701 BCE