Zondervan Essential Atlas of the Bible (9780310518112) by Rasmussen Carl G

Author:Rasmussen, Carl G. [Rasmussen, Carl G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: REL006650
ISBN: 9780310518112
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2013-11-15T16:00:00+00:00

Jerusalem: several “false starts” near the center of Hezekiah’s Tunnel, where two work gangs met.

In spite of Sennacherib’s losses on his Judean campaign, Assyria remained powerful. In the 670s BC the Assyrians were again active along the Mediterranean coastline, attempting to invade Egypt. In the biblical text Manasseh, Hezekiah’s successor, is primarily noted for the pagan religious rites that he reinstituted in Judah—including high places, altars for Baals, making an Asherah pole, worshiping the hosts of heaven, making children pass through the fire, and placing idols in the temple (2 Kings 21:2–9, 16; 2 Chron 33:1–20).

Amon, the wicked son of Manasseh, ruled for only two years. He was followed by Josiah, who ruled for thirty-one years. In his eighth year (632 BC) Josiah sought God, and in his twelfth year (628 BC) he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of their high places, Asherahs, and images. Josiah exerted some influence over some of the Israelites who remained in what used to be the northern kingdom. The heartland of the major area under his control, however, was probably confined to the Hill Country of Benjamin and Judah (2 Kings 23:8).

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