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The truth inside the lion legend
Assyria did send officials to teach conquered peoples, but to fear Assyria's kings and gods, not the local god. And it didn't deport everyone.
Polemic wraps fact in falsehood.
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Samaria's worship differed from Jerusalem's, but not because of foreign colonists. Many Judeans opposed cooperation with richer, stronger Samaria.
Bible reference: 2 Kings 17:24–41
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 114
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