 Sennacherib's
Invasion of Judah
 Sennacherib's
own account of the invasion in II Chronicles 32:1, was found on a clay
prism in which he himself
had made.
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Hezekiah
Paid Tribute to Sennacherib
One
of Sennacherib's inscriptions says, "The fear of my majesty overwhelmed
Hezekiah. He sent tribute."
(II Kings 18:14-16)
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Sennacherib
before Lachish
Concerning
II Chronicles 32:9, on the walls of Sennacherib's palace in Ninevah was
found a sculptured
relief of this encampment.
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Sennacherib's
Destruction of Lachish and Gibeah
The
Wellcome Archaeological Expedition found at Lachish and Gibeah, layers
of
ashes left by Sennacherib's
fires.
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Sennacherib's
Assassination By His Sons
An
Assyrian inscription found, says, "Sennacherib was killed by his son...Esarhaddon
ascended the throne." (II
Kings 19:37)
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Manasseh
Manasseh,
king of Judah (II Chronicles 33) is mentioned in an inscription of
Esarhaddon as one of
the "Western kings who supplied him with building material for
his palace."
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Zebekiah's
Flight "Between the Two Walls"
This
"way between the walls" in II Kings 25:4, can be seen for 150 feet.
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Esther's Palace, Ain
Fashkha, Sargon, Nebuchadnezzar, Attack on Lachish, Gedaliah, Jaazaniah,
Tahpahnes, Belshazzar
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Esther's
Palace
Esther's
palace was excavated. The "king's gate" (4:2); the "inner court" (5:1);
the
"outer court" (6:4);
the "palace garden" (7:7); have all been located in the ruins; and
even one of the "pur"
dice (3:7), has been found.
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"Sargon"
Isaiah
20:1 is the only known mention of Sargon's name in extant ancient literature.
In
1842, Botta discovered
the ruins of his palace, with inscriptions showing him to have
been one of the greatest
of Assyrian kings.
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Nebuchadnezzar's
Attack on Lachish
(Jeremiah
34:7) Fragments of 21 letters, written during the siege, were found in
the
ashes of Lachish. They
mention certain person named in Jeremiah: Uriah, Elnathan,
Gemariah, Neriah and
others.
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Gedaliah
Gedaliah,
governor of Judah (Jeremiah 40:5). His seal, inscribed, "Belonging to
Gedaliah...who is over
this house," was found.
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Jaazaniah
(Jeremiah
40:8; II Kings 25:23), His seal was found, inscribed, "Belonging to
Jaazaniah servant of
the king."
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Tahpahnes
Concerning
(Jeremiah 43:9), Petrie uncovered the ruins of the brick work where
Jeremiah hid the stones.
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Nebuchadnezzar
A
cameo of Nebuchadnezzar's head, carved by his own order, was found.
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Belshazzar
(Daniel
5) No mention of Belshazzar was found in Babylonian records until 1853.
Since
then, inscriptions
have been found showing him to have been co-regent of the last king
of Babylon, and throwing
light on Daniel 5.
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Handwriting
on the Wall
The
foundation of the same wall in Daniel 5:5 has been uncovered.
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Jonah
and Nineveh
One
of Ninevah's mounds is called the "Jonah" mound (Jonah 1-4). It contains
the
reputed tomb of Jonah
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