History · 7 · Hezekiah and Isaiah

Judah lost its olive oil heartland

Sennacherib devastated the Shephelah, the rolling hills between coast and mountains that were the center of Judah's olive oil industry, and gave it to the Philistines.

Rebellion has economic costs.

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This loss reshaped Judah's economy and population for generations.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 105

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