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Isaiah 37:21

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Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Whereas you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria,

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The Assyrian EmpireThe extent of the Assyrian Empire that conquered the northern kingdom of Israel.

Historical maps are public-domain atlas plates, digitized by Wikimedia Commons.

These places span the Assyrian Empire and its campaigns: cities and regions in Mesopotamia, Syria, Anatolia, Egypt, and Judah, including Jerusalem and Zion. Their destruction had fueled Sennacherib’s boasts, but Isaiah 37:21 introduces God’s answer to Hezekiah’s prayer

Places in this passage

Isaiah 37:21 mentions Ararat, Arpad, Assyria, Cush, Eden, Egypt, Gozan, Hamath, Haran, Jerusalem, Lachish, Lebanon, Mount Carmel, Mount Zion, Nineveh, Rezeph and Zion.

Ararat · MEDIACRAT
Assyria · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)
Cush · Bruce Allardice
Eden · Bertramz

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