Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel
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The Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel was an 8th-century BCE military campaign in which the Neo-Assyrian Empire destroyed the northern Israelite kingdom, deported much of its population, and set in motion one of the earliest major dispersions of the Jewish people.
Aliases (4)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Assyrian military campaign
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historical event → military campaign → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Kingdom of Israel
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| cause |
rebellion of Hoshea against Assyria
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refusal of the Kingdom of Israel to pay tribute to Assyria → |
| conflictBetween |
Kingdom of Israel
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Neo-Assyrian Empire → |
| describedIn |
2 Kings 15
→
2 Kings 17 → Assyrian royal inscriptions → Hebrew Bible → annals of Sargon II → annals of Tiglath-Pileser III → |
| endTime |
c. 720 BCE
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late 8th century BCE → |
| followedBy |
Assyrian domination of the Kingdom of Judah
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Sennacherib's campaign in Judah → |
| hasEffect |
introduction of foreign populations into former Israelite lands
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population transfers within the Neo-Assyrian Empire → |
| hasParticipant |
Hoshea
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Sargon II → Shalmaneser V → Tiglath-Pileser III → inhabitants of the Kingdom of Israel → |
| hasPlace |
Galilee
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Gilead → Samaria → Transjordanian territories of Israel → |
| locatedIn |
Levant
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ancient Near East → |
| mainPhase |
Siege of Samaria
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|
| opponent |
Kingdom of Israel
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Neo-Assyrian Empire → |
| partOf |
Neo-Assyrian expansion
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|
| result |
Assyrian victory
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annexation of Israelite territory by Assyria → beginning of the dispersion of northern Israelites → deportation of Israelite population → destruction of the Kingdom of Israel → formation of Assyrian provinces in former Israelite territory → |
| significance |
contributed to the rise of Jerusalem and Judah as main Israelite center
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major turning point in the history of ancient Israel → one of the earliest major dispersions of the Jewish people → origin of the concept of the Ten Lost Tribes → |
| startTime |
8th century BCE
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c. 734 BCE → |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age II
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Neo-Assyrian period → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Shalmaneser V
("Assyrian–Israelite conflict")
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conflict |
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Tribe of Naftali
("Assyrian exile of northern tribes")
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conquestEvent |
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Kings
("Assyrian conquest of Israel")
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coversEvent |
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Hoshea
("Assyrian conquest of the northern Kingdom of Israel")
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event |
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Jewish diaspora
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hasMajorEarlyCause |