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Vol 2 Ep 8 - BATTLE - The Siege of Lachish ( 701 BCE )

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The King of Assyria

Hezekiah was the opposite of his father, ahaz. He worshipped god and that he was not so keen on ssyrians. Seacarib would inherit an incredibly strong assyria with its capital at nineveh initia. Senacerib's reign would require him to go directly to babylon and appease a situation. Many israelites deported from israel. And this was a typical assyrian tactic in order to quell future rebellions. The story of the ten lost tribes can be found in the second book of kings in the hebrew bible.

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