Henry W.F. Saggs
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LOCATION: Llantrisant, United Kingdom
Emeritus Professor of Semitic Languages, University College, Cardiff, University of Wales. Author of The Greatness That Was Babylon and others.
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Sennacherib was the king of Assyria (705/704–681 bce), son of Sargon II. He made Nineveh his capital, building a new palace, extending and beautifying the city, and erecting inner and outer city walls that still stand. Sennacherib figures prominently in the Old Testament. Sennacherib was the son…
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