Bible Dictionary: Nineveh: The Ancient Capital of Assyria

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Torrey's Topical Textbook

2 Kings 19:36
So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelled at Nineveh.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

Isaiah 37:37
So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelled at Nineveh.
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Library

Babylonia and Assyria
... Nineveh was taken, and its defenders slain. ... The eastern and northern possessions
of Assyria were taken from her ... of a revolt in Assur, the ancient capital of the ...
/.../early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter vi babylonia and assyria.htm

Nahum and Habakkuk.
... the approaching fall of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, which held sway for centuries
and has been regarded as the most brutal of the ancient heathen nations. ...
/.../the way of salvation in the lutheran church/chapter xxi nahum and habakkuk.htm

Palestine under Pagan Kings.
... of the glory and pomp of this ancient capital of Babylon: ... of the country which once
formed Assyria, is under ... is believed to mark the site of ancient Nineveh. ...
/.../headley/half hours in bible lands volume 2/palestine under pagan kings.htm

The Old Testament and Archeology
... the Daily Telegraph, of London, to visit the site of Nineveh for the ... on the mound
covering the site of the ancient capital city of Assyria, Asshur, where ...
/.../the christian view of the old testament/chapter iv the old testament.htm

Chapter x
... it as Elamtu meaning "highland." Its ancient capital was Shushan. ... for the land, is
Assyria, called Asshur ... the Upper Zab northeast from Nineveh; Assyrian Arbacha ...
//christianbookshelf.org/leupold/exposition of genesis volume 1/chapter x.htm

"Nineveh, that Great City"
... Among the cities of the ancient world in the days of ... one of the greatest was Nineveh,
the capital of the ... Not until many years later was Nineveh to fall a prey ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 22 nineveh that great.htm

The Power of Assyria at Its Zenith; Esarhaddon and Assur-Bani-Pal
... Kundu so nearly recalls that of Kuinda, the ancient fort mentioned ... of mind, and to
have curried favour with Nineveh; but the rulers of the capital kept a ...
/.../chapter iithe power of assyria 2.htm

Sargon of Assyria (722-705 BC )
... twenty-four villages, and burnt their capital, Parda ... Once again, therefore, the ancient
metropolis of the Euphrates ... possessed for the kings of Nineveh the same ...
/.../chapter iiisargon of assyria 722-705.htm

The Nations of the North-East
... became a standard of value in the ancient world. ... by borrowing the cuneiform writing
of Nineveh, and numerous ... to the very gates of its capital, destroying and ...
/.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter iv the nations of.htm

Ancient Chaldaea
... were advanced in civilization, and their capital, Susa, vied ... our era in the Royal
Library at Nineveh; they had ... of Assur-banipal from a more ancient copy, and ...
/.../chapter iancient chaldaea.htm

Subtopics

Nineveh

Nineveh: Called the Bloody City

Nineveh: Capitol of the Assyrian Empire

Nineveh: Commercial

Nineveh: Contained a Population of Upwards of One-Hundred and Twenty Thousand People, when Jonah Preached

Nineveh: Destruction of, Averted

Nineveh: Extensive

Nineveh: Extent of

Nineveh: Full of Joy and Carelessness

Nineveh: Full of Lies and Robbery

Nineveh: Full of Witchcraft