The two tribe southern kingdom.
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Post 5 – The siege of Lachish (2 Kings 18:13-17). Extensive archeological work has been done at Lachish (Top). Lachish was evidently the second most important city in the kingdom of Judah after the capital Jerusalem. King Sennacherib of Assyria built what he called a “palace without rival” at Continue reading
(Left) Photo {{PD}} Wikimedia Commons. (Top Right) Photo by author. (Bottom Right) Photo Credit: Zev Radovan. Collection Israel Museum.
Post 3 – Jehu and Jezebel. From this weeks Bible reading, 2 Kings 9-11. At the British Museum (Left), the Black Obelisk of the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III. It contains the earliest depiction of an Israelite king (Jehu) paying tribute to the Assyrian king (Close up, top right). Although this event is not Continue reading
Bible Reading Archeology 
