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Session 8<\/span>|In the Shadows of the Eastern Super-Powers (II):
The Southern Judaean Kingdom
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#30. Introduction <\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Central to this lecture will be the nature of the interaction between the kingdom of Judah and two Mesopotamian (modern-day Iraq) states: Assyria<\/a> and Babylonia<\/a>. We will see that Judah was able to survive for approximately 150 years longer than its northern neighbor, Israel. Its survival in the face of an Assyrian besiegement of Jerusalem will be of particular interest in the readings included below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#31. Jerusalem Map<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The staples of life, such as food and water, are necessary for a city to endure besiegement. Jerusalem, unfortunately, only possessed one natural water source, the Gihon Spring, within close distance to the City of David; that is, the most ancient neighborhood in Jerusalem. Locate this spring, the Siloam Pool, and Hezekiah’s Tunnel<\/a> on the map below. Based upon this map, what were the builders of the tunnel seeking to accomplish?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Proposed outline of Jerusalem’s city walls in the days of Hezekiah, ca. 700 BCE
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#32. Siloam Inscription<\/h3><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the longest Hebrew inscriptions of the First Temple period is the Siloam Inscription. This text provides insights into the construction of Hezekiah’s tunnel. It is translated and studied in the following piece from the Anchor Bible Dictionary written by R. Coote, a biblical scholar and historian. Be sure to note any information about the inscription which sheds light onto the history of Judah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n