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Assyria names 4 things on this site
- Assyria, a place of Scripture.Mesopotamian empire whose capital Nineveh repented at Jonah's preaching and fell to Nahum's burden in 612 BC; the rod of God's anger against the northern kingdom (722 BC).
- Assyria, a heading of the topical index.A heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896): every passage it gathers, quoted.
- Assyria Will Not Enter Jerusalem, a messianic prophecy.Isaiah prophesied that Sennacherib's Assyrian army would not enter Jerusalem, shoot an arrow at it, or build siege works against it.
- Assyria, MannaFest, a featured study.A featured study on this subject, with its Scripture, its sources and its figures.
Featured studies
2 results- StudyNahum: the Study GuideThe sequel to Jonah: the city that repented is judged a century and a half later. God who is slow to anger and will not at all acquit the wicked, the siege of Nineveh in the most kinetic battle…
- StudyAssyria, MannaFestA featured study on this subject, with its Scripture, its sources and its figures.
Verses
137 results- VerseLamentations 5:6We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
- VerseIsaiah 10:28Assyria has entered Aiath and passed through Migron, storing their supplies at Michmash.
- VersePsalms 83:8Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah
- Verse1 Chronicles 5:6and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria carried into exile.
- Verse2 Kings 17:3Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked him, and Hoshea became his vassal and paid him tribute.
People
3 results- PersonSennacheribKing of Assyria whose siege of Jerusalem in 701 BC ended with the angel of Jehovah in the camp — and whose own annals boast of shutting Hezekiah up "like a bird in a cage"…
- PersonHezekiahThe reforming king of Judah who trusted Jehovah against Sennacherib, spread the Assyrian letter before the LORD, was granted fifteen added years, and in whose reign the angel…
- PersonAshurbanipalAssyria's last great king, sacker of No-Amon (Thebes) in 663 BC — the precedent Nahum turns on Nineveh itself (Nah 3:8); likely the "great and noble Osnappar" of Ezra 4:10. His…
Places
4 results- PlaceAssyriaMesopotamian empire whose capital Nineveh repented at Jonah's preaching and fell to Nahum's burden in 612 BC; the rod of God's anger against the northern kingdom (722 BC).
- PlaceSamariaThe hill Omri bought and built his capital on, where Ahab raised a temple to Baal, where the four lepers found the Aramean camp empty, which fell to Assyria in 722 BC, and…
- PlaceNinevehThe great city of Assyria that repented in sackcloth at Jonah’s preaching, that Sennacherib returned to after Jerusalem was spared, and that fell in 612 BC as Nahum had said.
- PlaceElkoshThe hometown of the prophet Nahum, whose location is disputed among Galilean, Judean and Assyrian traditions.
Words (Strong's)
- WordH804 אַשּׁוּר · ʼAshshûwr (Hebrew)Ashshur, the second son of Shem. The Hebrew word stands 151 times in the original text.
- WordH1470 גּוֹזָן · Gôwzân (Hebrew)Gozan, a province of Assyria. The Hebrew word stands 5 times in the original text.
- WordH5210 נִינְוֵה · Nîynᵉvêh (Hebrew)Nineveh, the capital of Assyria. The Hebrew word stands 17 times in the original text.
- WordH5576 סַנְחֵרִיב · Çanchêrîyb (Hebrew)Sancherib, an Assyrian king. The Hebrew word stands 13 times in the original text.
- WordH634 אֵסַר־חַדּוֹן · ʼÊçar-Chaddôwn (Hebrew)Esar-chaddon, an Assyrian king. The Hebrew word stands 6 times in the original text.
Themes
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1 resultProphecies
4 results- ProphecyAssyria Will Not Enter JerusalemIsaiah prophesied that Sennacherib's Assyrian army would not enter Jerusalem, shoot an arrow at it, or build siege works against it.
- ProphecySamaria Falls to AssyriaSamaria (capital of Northern Israel) would fall with extreme violence.
- ProphecyFall of Samaria to AssyriaHosea and Amos predicted the destruction of Samaria and the northern kingdom's capital by foreign invaders.
- ProphecyIsrael's Regathering From Many NationsMultiple prophets predicted a 'second' regathering of Israel from specific regions—Assyria, Egypt, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and 'the islands of the sea.'
Apologetics
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1 resultApocrypha (study resources)
23 results- Study resourceSirach 48:21He smote the host of the Assyrians, and his angel destroyed them.
- Study resourceJudith 10:11Thus they went straight forth in the valley: and the first watch of the Assyrians met her,
- Study resource1 Esdras 7:15For that he had turned the counsel of the king of Assyria toward them, to strengthen their hands in the works of the Lord God of Israel.
- Study resourceJudith 14:12But when the Assyrians saw them, they sent to their leaders, which came to their captains and tribunes, and to every one of their rulers.
- Study resource1 Maccabees 7:41O Lord, when they that were sent from the king of the Assyrians blasphemed, thine angel went out, and smote an hundred fourscore and five thousand of them.
Doorways
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H804אַשּׁוּר ʼAshshûwr — Ashshur, the second son of ShemH1470גּוֹזָן Gôwzân — Gozan, a province of AssyriaH5210נִינְוֵה Nîynᵉvêh — Nineveh, the capital of AssyriaH5576סַנְחֵרִיב Çanchêrîyb — Sancherib, an Assyrian kingH634אֵסַר־חַדּוֹן ʼÊçar-Chaddôwn — Esar-chaddon, an Assyrian kingH7024קִיר Qîyr — Kir, a place in Assyrian