Archaeology · 6 · Jehu and Elisha
Assyrian traces in Israel's former land
Archaeologist Ido Koch has surveyed evidence of Mesopotamian settlers in the former northern kingdom: cuneiform tablets, seals, vessels, and Assyrian buildings.
Colonization left its mark.
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Assyria cared most about trade corridors through Gaza and Megiddo. Scholars debate whether it developed the region or merely extracted tribute.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 97–98
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