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CHICAGO - The Bible relates the tale of a battle in 701 B.C. for the city of Jerusalem, waged by the Assyrian King Sennacherib.
The Old Testament tells it from the side of the Jewish King Hezekiah, and says "an angel of the Lord went forth and slew 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians," driving their king away.See the full content of this document
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Gallery Showcases Ancient Civilization
King Sennacherib, however, describes a different version in words recorded on a 2,700-year-old, six-sided clay post that now stands in the newest gallery of the museum of the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute.
"(Hezekiah) li...See the full content of this document
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