History · 8 · Josiah and Huldah
When Nineveh fell, the world applauded
In 612 BCE, a coalition sacked Nineveh, then the largest city in the world. The prophet Nahum imagines everyone who hears the news clapping their hands.
Empires that terrorize leave few mourners.
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Assyria went from the height of its power to complete ruin in under three decades. The same fire that destroyed Nineveh baked the clay tablets of its library, preserving them for modern discovery.
Bible reference: Nahum 3:19
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 122–124
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