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From Nineveh to Jerusalem: The Assyrians in the Bible
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- Опубликовано: 25 окт 2023
- History facts:
The Assyrians began in northern Mesopotamia - parts of eastern Turkey and northern Iraq. 21st century BC to the 7th century BC The Assyrians are named after the city of Ashur. Initially, the city of Ashur broke away from the dying Sumerian Empire. The Assyrians always saw themselves as the next generation of the Sumerians. Assyrians loved the old Sumerian ruins and told tales of a flood that destroyed the old civilization. Their two main cities were Ashur and Nineveh.
After the Bronze Age collapse, the Assyrians entered into a conquered or be conquered world. As Babylonians, Egyptians, and Hitties went into decline; many tiny people groups, such as Moabites or Amorites, were furiously grabbing land and resources. The Assyrians went on the aggressive and started conquering furiously. The Assyrians were a warlike people who conquered much of Mesopotamia including Phoenicia, Israel, and Babylonia, creating what was, at the time, the largest empire in the world.
Three characteristics set the Assyrians apart.
Assyrians started smelting iron. Bronze was rare but could be molded at low temperatures. Iron was abundant but needed huge temperatures to smelt. The Assyrians rapidly adopted iron smelting, which gave them a huge advantage over the other kingdoms.
Assyrians claimed to have an unbroken monarchy. The Adaside dynasty lasted well over a thousand years. After the Bronze Age Collapse, most political dynasties were decimated, and political infighting created instability. Assyria skipped this instability as the highly ambitious and competent ruler, Tiglath-Pileser III ruled Assyria.
As we see in the Bible people really admired a monarchy (give us a king ) and an unbroken monarchy was particularly admirable.
Assyria had a strong law code. Although the laws were vicious and reveled in torture, they may have helped maintain stability in Assyria.
Culture:
Much of the history we know about Ancient Mesopotamia is thanks to one Assyrian king, Ashurbanipal, who collected a massive library of clay tablets containing much of the known history, literature, and religion of the time. Our oldest copy of The Epic of Gilgamesh comes from this library, found in the ruins of Nineveh.
The Assyrians were a brutal and violent people. They delighted in warfare and were cruel to the nations and peoples they conquered. They were the world's first military superpower. The Assyrian army was so strong because they utilized iron weapons and horses - both for cavalry and for chariots. ONE PERSON CHARIOT! Both the use of iron and the skills of riding horses were learned from the Hittites, whom the Assyrians had conquered. With this superior army, they swept over the ancient world, conquering many nations easily.
This power enabled the Assyrians to amass huge wealth that they invested into opulence. As well as the incredible libraries in Ninevah, Assyrians built at least 34 religious temples in their city. There was a huge investment in the religious life of the Assyrians.
When the Assyrians conquered a country, they would remove a large number of the population and scatter them throughout other lands they had conquered. Then they would move a mixed group of foreigners into the conquered land to settle it. Assyrians understood people's natural prejudice against foreigners would keep society divided. They used racism as a weapon. A divided society was a weak society. This method of mixing up the people groups kept people from banding together and rising against the Assyrians, ensuring that their empire would last.
The Assyrian religion was very focused on strength. Strength was the highest virtue an Assyrian could attain. When a person was dying, they were praised for their strength in life. When someone was dying, it was because Ishtar was taking their strengths to the underworld to prepare for them. Being strong was the ultimate good. The primary god of the city of Assur was the god Ashur. Ashur was initially thought to be the son of Enlil, but eventually, Ashur defeats Enlil and takes Enlil’s wife and son as his own. Assyrians were also known for their brutal treatment of prisoners, such as cutting off their hands or ears or flaying them alive. Their cruel tactics kept people in fear of them. But the gods encouraged strength. Ishtar with super popular. I found the spirit of Ishtar
Bible Connection:
The prophet Jonah was told to go to Nineveh, the capital city of the Assyrians, and preach to the people there. Knowing the Assyrians’ reputation, it’s no wonder he was terrified to go.
As was their custom, they deported the Israelites to several places within their empire and resettled Israel (Samaria) with other peoples. (2 Kings 17: 5-6, 24-41) This is the reason why the Samaritans in Jesus’ day were so despised by the people of Judah. They were of mixed race and mixed religion, combining the practices of Israel with those of their other ancestors.
Pls don’t stop posting this was dope
Barukh KhaShem Alahan Khaya Alaha d'Ashur o Moshe Abram o Yaqo, Amen!
Great video! I am so curious about the Ishtar song used! That looks like Steve Martin, but I could be dead wrong.
Thank you. I appreciate your views.
The clip is from the movie Ishtar starring Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty. I should be easy to find online.
I am an Assyrian, for most part our original language, country has been lost over time. Our history has been obscured, so thank you for your video since the History channel or National Geographic channel won't have any documentaries about Assyrians.
This information is incredible but your toy collection in the back is even more incredible.
Thank you. I though TMNT was cooler than a bookshelf.
I love seeing his toy collection grow!
hi, Mr Patrick,
i love world history tbh, Christ was born in Jerusalem. i learned about this era in my school, & this is why i totally understood.
also, i especially like revolutions, which are common in world history, such as 'conquest', 'destruction', 'revolution,' and 'restoration' of monarchy.
Me too. We should have a history chat sometime.
How big is modern day Israel compared to the ancient Israel?
You don’t find bronze. Bronze is the result of tin and copper lmfao
That's true. I meant the elements are easy to find.
Assyrians are from the Akkadian empire
Are the video clips actual historical footage?
I flew in the TARDIS to collect it.
Again like your post
BUT again.
You left out a famous battle that was won by *King Ahab of the Northern Kingdom of Israel* and 10 other nations.
The Battle of Qarqar (or Ḳarḳar) was fought in 853 BC where the Assyrians were stopped by a confederation of 11 nations.
At this point in history the Assyrians (as you noted) were rarely defeated, so it was a major accomplishment.
Since the Judahites did most of the writing of the bible and were not fond of the Northern Kingdom after the Northern Kingdom sacked Jerusalem. The Judahites chose to leave this battle out of the bible.
I don't know much about that battle. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I'm going to research more about it.
@@Theolife "History With Cy" does a good job on describing the battle and what led up to it.
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