Assyrian siege of Jerusalem (701 BCE)
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The Assyrian siege of Jerusalem (701 BCE) was a major Near Eastern military campaign in which King Sennacherib of Assyria besieged the Judean capital during Hezekiah’s reign, an event remembered both in Assyrian records and the Hebrew Bible for Jerusalem’s unexpected survival.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Assyrian siege of Jerusalem | 2 |
| Assyrian siege of Jerusalem (701 BCE) canonical | 1 |
| siege of Jerusalem (701 BCE) | 1 |
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Target entity: Assyrian siege of Jerusalem (701 BCE) Context triple: [Kingdom of Judah, militaryEvent, Assyrian siege of Jerusalem (701 BCE)]
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Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE)
The Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) was the Babylonian military campaign that culminated in the destruction of Solomon’s Temple, the fall of the Kingdom of Judah, and the beginning of the Babylonian exile of the Jewish population.
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Siege of Jerusalem (63 BCE)
The Siege of Jerusalem in 63 BCE was a pivotal Roman military intervention led by Pompey that ended the Hasmonean civil war, brought Judea under Roman control, and marked the loss of Jewish political independence.
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First Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE)
The First Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE) was a Babylonian assault under King Nebuchadnezzar II that led to the city's capture, the deposition of King Jehoiachin, and the first major deportation of Judeans to Babylon.
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Siege of Jerusalem (636–637)
The Siege of Jerusalem (636–637) was the early Islamic Rashidun Caliphate’s capture of the Byzantine-held holy city, marking a decisive moment in the Muslim conquest of the Levant.
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Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem
The Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem was the military offensive by King Nebuchadnezzar II that culminated in the siege, destruction of the city and its Temple, and the exile of many inhabitants of the Kingdom of Judah in the early 6th century BCE.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Assyrian siege of Jerusalem (701 BCE) Target entity description: The Assyrian siege of Jerusalem (701 BCE) was a major Near Eastern military campaign in which King Sennacherib of Assyria besieged the Judean capital during Hezekiah’s reign, an event remembered both in Assyrian records and the Hebrew Bible for Jerusalem’s unexpected survival.
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A.
Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE)
The Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) was the Babylonian military campaign that culminated in the destruction of Solomon’s Temple, the fall of the Kingdom of Judah, and the beginning of the Babylonian exile of the Jewish population.
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B.
Siege of Jerusalem (63 BCE)
The Siege of Jerusalem in 63 BCE was a pivotal Roman military intervention led by Pompey that ended the Hasmonean civil war, brought Judea under Roman control, and marked the loss of Jewish political independence.
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C.
First Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE)
The First Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE) was a Babylonian assault under King Nebuchadnezzar II that led to the city's capture, the deposition of King Jehoiachin, and the first major deportation of Judeans to Babylon.
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D.
Siege of Jerusalem (636–637)
The Siege of Jerusalem (636–637) was the early Islamic Rashidun Caliphate’s capture of the Byzantine-held holy city, marking a decisive moment in the Muslim conquest of the Levant.
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E.
Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem
The Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem was the military offensive by King Nebuchadnezzar II that culminated in the siege, destruction of the city and its Temple, and the exile of many inhabitants of the Kingdom of Judah in the early 6th century BCE.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Neo-Assyrian Empire
ⓘ
event in the history of ancient Israel and Judah ⓘ military campaign ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| commander |
Hezekiah
ⓘ
Sennacherib ⓘ |
| conflictType | imperial punitive campaign ⓘ |
| country | Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Books of Chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Chronicles
Book of Isaiah ⓘ Books of Kings ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Kings
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Lachish reliefs ⓘ Annals of Sennacherib ⓘ
surface form:
Sennacherib’s annals
Taylor Prism ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Assyrian dominance in the region ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Hezekiah’s revolt against Assyrian rule
ⓘ
refusal of Judah to pay tribute to Assyria ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
devastation of the Judean countryside
ⓘ
population displacement in Judah ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Sennacherib's campaign in the Levant
ⓘ
surface form:
Assyrian invasion of Judah
siege of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| hasSourceType |
archaeological evidence
ⓘ
biblical narrative ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| historicalInterpretation | example of differing Assyrian and biblical perspectives on the same event ⓘ |
| location |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Kingdom of Judah ⓘ Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| opponent |
Kingdom of Judah
ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Assyrian–Judean conflicts
ⓘ
Sennacherib’s campaign against Judah ⓘ Sennacherib's campaign in the Levant ⓘ
surface form:
Sennacherib’s campaign in the Levant
|
| pointInTime |
701 BCE
ⓘ
reign of Hezekiah ⓘ reign of Sennacherib ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hezekiah’s Tunnel
ⓘ
surface form:
Hezekiah’s tunnel
Broad Wall (Jerusalem) ⓘ
surface form:
broad wall of Jerusalem
late 8th century BCE fortification works in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
important event in Jewish theological history
ⓘ
interpreted in the Hebrew Bible as divine deliverance of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| result |
Jerusalem not captured
ⓘ
Judah remained a vassal state ⓘ payment of heavy tribute by Hezekiah ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Jerusalem’s survival
ⓘ
destruction of many Judean fortified cities ⓘ siege of Lachish ⓘ |
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Subject: Assyrian siege of Jerusalem (701 BCE) Description of subject: The Assyrian siege of Jerusalem (701 BCE) was a major Near Eastern military campaign in which King Sennacherib of Assyria besieged the Judean capital during Hezekiah’s reign, an event remembered both in Assyrian records and the Hebrew Bible for Jerusalem’s unexpected survival.
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