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| − | In 734-732 BCE, under Tiglath-Pileser, the first invasion of the Northern Kingdom by Assyria occurred. Assyria took the Northern Kingdom's land and sentenced its inhabitants into exile. | + | In 734-732 BCE, under Tiglath-Pileser, the first invasion of the Northern Kingdom by Assyria occurred. Assyria took the Northern Kingdom's land and sentenced its inhabitants into exile. Under the leadership of Shalmaneser and Sargon, the northern kingdom of Israel came to an end around 722 BCE with the capture of its capital, Samaria. The Assyrians besieged Samaria, who resisted for three years. The next year, Samaria was captured and burned to the ground. The surviving population was deported. |
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In 734-732 BCE, under Tiglath-Pileser, the first invasion of the Northern Kingdom by Assyria occurred. Assyria took the Northern Kingdom's land and sentenced its inhabitants into exile. Under the leadership of Shalmaneser and Sargon, the northern kingdom of Israel came to an end around 722 BCE with the capture of its capital, Samaria. The Assyrians besieged Samaria, who resisted for three years. The next year, Samaria was captured and burned to the ground. The surviving population was deported.
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Sources
Manual pg 116
http://www.angelfire.com/nt/theology/11israel.html
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