Representing Cush in the Hebrew Bible

In 01 B.C.E ., an African king marched into Syria-Palestine to defend Judah against the invasion of Sennacherib, king of Assyria. Second Kings 19:9 mentions "Tirhakah, king of Cush," coming to the help of Hezekiah, who was up against the Assyrian superpower. Though the Cushites are mention...

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Main Author: Burrell, Kevin 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2020
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2020, Volume: 46, Issue: 5, Pages: 62-64
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Kusch / Africa / Assyria / Sennacherib Assyria, King 745 BC-680 BC / History / Old Testament
B Biblical archaeology
Further subjects:B Cushites
B Sennacherib, King of Assyria, d. 681 B.C
B Nilotic peoples
B Bible. Old Testament
B Biblical Theology
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:In 01 B.C.E ., an African king marched into Syria-Palestine to defend Judah against the invasion of Sennacherib, king of Assyria. Second Kings 19:9 mentions "Tirhakah, king of Cush," coming to the help of Hezekiah, who was up against the Assyrian superpower. Though the Cushites are mentioned only briefly in the biblical text, a […]
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review