Assyrian siege of Jerusalem

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HaPalmach St 1, Jerusalem, Israel

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N31° 46' 5.9484" E35° 12' 49.356"   (31.768319, 35.21371) Start navigation »

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In approximately 701 BCE, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, attacked the fortified cities of Judah, laying siege on Jerusalem, but failed to capture it (it is the only city mentioned as being besieged on Sennacherib's Stele, of which the capture is not mentioned).

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