Bible Dictionary: Assyria: Nineveh, Chief City of

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Genesis 10:11
Out of that land went forth Asshur, and built Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,
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2 Kings 19:36
So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelled at Nineveh.
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Deliverance from Assyria
... or of oppression by an army, the chief men of ... to the time when the pride of Assyria
should be brought low, Zephaniah prophesied of Nineveh: "Flocks shall ...
/.../white/the story of prophets and kings/chapter 30 deliverance from assyria.htm

Yezidees, or Worshippers of the Devil.
... of the Tigris transferred me from Mesopotamia into Assyria, and I ... "Soon after leaving
the ruins of Nineveh, we came ... the guests of one of the chief Yezidees of ...
/.../hayward/the book of religions/yezidees or worshippers of the.htm

Babylonia and Assyria
... From henceforward Assyria had nothing to fear on the ... compelled to acknowledge the
supremacy of Nineveh; so also ... by the Turtannu or commander-in-chief; its ruler ...
/.../early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter vi babylonia and assyria.htm

The Power of Assyria at Its Zenith; Esarhaddon and Assur-Bani-Pal
... Mannai were reduced to subjection, and Assyria once more ... subject either directly
or indirectly to Nineveh.** On one ... time we find the same chief plotting with ...
/.../chapter iithe power of assyria 2.htm

Sargon of Assyria (722-705 BC )
... side and in front by Urartu and Assyria, were forced ... as hardened, as the officers
and soldiers of Nineveh. ... A Tabal chief, Kiakku of Shinukhta, refused to pay ...
/.../chapter iiisargon of assyria 722-705.htm

The Triumph of Faith
... So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at
Nineveh.38. ... how the high military official, 'the rabshakeh,' or chief of the ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the triumph of faith.htm

Babylon.
... the two nations together destroyed Nineveh, after which ... wonderful interpretation,
Daniel became a chief ruler under ... eagle's wings was his own Assyria, but was ...
//christianbookshelf.org/yonge/the chosen people/lesson xi babylon.htm

Chapter x
... must needs regard both Babylon and Assyria as exponents ... Our chief difficulty is to
determine the correct relation ... 11 distinctly says, "he built Nineveh," but v ...
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Cyrus.
... together, the Medes, who had revolted from Nineveh, and the ... in the year 540, he marched
against Assyria, which had ... man, was made one of the chief rulers under ...
//christianbookshelf.org/yonge/the chosen people/lesson xii cyrus.htm

Palestine under Pagan Kings.
... the eminent station of Archimagus, or chief of the ... is believed to mark the site of
ancient Nineveh. The original inhabitants of Assyria, in modern history, are ...
/.../headley/half hours in bible lands volume 2/palestine under pagan kings.htm

Subtopics

Assyria

Assyria: Alliances With, Sought by Judah and Israel

Assyria: An Empire Founded by Nimrod

Assyria: Antiquity and Origin of

Assyria: Armies of, Described

Assyria: Army of, Destroyed by the Angel of the Lord

Assyria: As a Power, Was: An Instrument of God's Vengeance

Assyria: As a Power, Was: Cruel and Destructive

Assyria: As a Power, Was: Intolerant and Oppressive

Assyria: As a Power, Was: Most Formidable

Assyria: As a Power, Was: Proud and Haughty