Assyrians

Bible Reference: 2 Kings 15-20, Isaiah 10, Jonah 1-4, Nahum 2:1-3:19, Zephaniah 2:11-13

The Assyrian nation came out of the early Mesopotamians that settled along the Tigris river.
They emerged out of the earlier Babylonians, adopting the same gods and living a polytheistic life.
Their history was well preserved through the use of clay tablets that detail their daily lives, military achievements, and zeal in worshipping many gods.
They were known for their cruelty and their bloody conflicts.
The Assyrian Emperors ruled from their capital in Nineveh, which is close to the modern city of Mosul, Iraq.
They emerged as a world leader from 725-635 BC conquering Egypt, Northern Israel, and Babylon.
They conquered the Northern Kingdom of Israel in 722 BC and intermarried with the Jews, creating a race of Samaritans.
They laid siege to the Southern Kingdom of Israel and surrounded Hezekiah in Jerusalem under the reign of Sennacherib until God intervened and rescued His people.
Their capital city of Nineveh fell as was prophesied by Nahum in 612 BC to the combined military forces of the Medes, Babylonians, and Scythians.

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