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Sennacherib's Prism (Taylor Prism)

Sennacherib's Prism ( Taylor Prism ) (Interactive 3D Cuneiform Prism • 2 Kings 18 –19 & Isaiah 36 –37): Six-sided baked clay prism discovered at Nineveh inscribed with the annals of Assyrian King Sennacherib's 701 BC campaign against Judah , famously declaring that he shut up ' Hezekiah the Judahite within Jerusalem , his royal city, like a bird in a cage'—without claiming to capture the city ( 2 Kings 19:32–36 ). Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Levitical Priesthood & High Priests—Set apart from the tribe of Levi , the priestly house of Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar ministered at the Tabernacle and Temple, while Levitical divisions led by Kohath , Gershon , and Merari —including Temple musicians Asaph , Heman , and Ethan —led Israel 's worship.

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Phinehas (Generation 28 • Child of Eleazar ): ( Exodus 6:25 , Numbers 25:7-8 , 1 Chronicles 6:50 , Ezra 7:5 ) The LORD gave Phinehas His covenant of peace- covenant of a perpetual priesthood ( Numbers 25:11-13 ) (mentioned in Exodus 6 , Numbers 25 , Numbers 31 ) Jacob/Israel (Generation 22 • Messianic Line • Child of Isaac ): ( Genesis 21:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 49:33 ) G-d changed Jacob 's name to Israel ( Genesis 32:28 ). (mentioned in Genesis 21 , Genesis 32 , Genesis 49 ) Shem (Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah ): ( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 ) (mentioned in Genesis 5 , Genesis 6 , Genesis 7 ) Manasseh (Generation 24 • Child of Joseph ): Manasseh is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Joseph . ( Genesis 41:51 ) (mentioned in Genesis 41 , Genesis 46 , Genesis 48 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Senir (Ancient biblical location referenced in Deut 3:9 , 1 Chr 5:23 , Sng 4:8 , Ezek 27:5 (identified with Mount Hermon ).) Seneh (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 14:4 .) Syene (now Aswan. Referenced in Isa 49:12 , Ezek 29:10 , Ezek 30:6 .) 3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Sennacherib's Prism ( Taylor Prism ) — Six-sided baked clay prism discovered at Nineveh inscribed with the annals of Assyrian King Sennacherib's 701 BC campaign against Judah , famously declaring that he shut up ' Hezekiah the Judahite within Jerusalem , his royal city, like a bird in a cage'—without claiming to capture the city ( 2 Kings 19:32–36 ). Siege of Lachish Relief — Assyrian carved gypsum wall relief from King Sennacherib's South-West Palace at Nineveh depicting the 701 BC siege of the fortified Judean city of Lachish during the reign of King Hezekiah ( 2 Kings 18:14 ; Isaiah 36:1–2 ).

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 2 Chronicles 32:10 : "Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria , Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem ?"; 2 Chronicles 32:2 : "And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem ,"; Isaiah 36:1 : "Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah , that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah , and took them.". Related canonical books and chapters: 2 Chronicles 32 ( 2 Chronicles • Chapter 32 (33 verses)), Isaiah 36 ( Isaiah • Chapter 36 (22 verses)), Isaiah (Old Testament • 66 Chapters).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Interactive 3D Cuneiform Prism • 2 Kings 18–19 & Isaiah 36–37

Six-sided baked clay prism discovered at Nineveh inscribed with the annals of Assyrian King Sennacherib's 701 BC campaign against Judah , famously declaring that he shut up ' Hezekiah the Judahite within Jerusalem , his royal city, like a bird in a cage'—without claiming to capture the city ( 2 Kings 19:32–36 ).

2 Chronicles 32
99% Chapter
2 Chronicles • Chapter 32 (33 verses)

After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah , and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jer... Mentions: Judah , Hezekiah , David , Jacob/Israel , Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Assyria , Jerusalem , Millo , Lachish , Gihon 2 .

Isaiah 36
99% Chapter
Isaiah • Chapter 36 (22 verses)

Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah , that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah , and took them. And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by th... Mentions: Hezekiah, Judah , Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ), Hilkiah , Joah , Assyria, Lachish , Jerusalem , Egypt , Hamath .

Interactive 3D Museum Relief • 2 Kings 18:13–17

Assyrian carved gypsum wall relief from King Sennacherib's South-West Palace at Nineveh depicting the 701 BC siege of the fortified Judean city of Lachish during the reign of King Hezekiah ( 2 Kings 18:14 ; Isaiah 36:1–2 ).

Interactive 3D Archaeological Tell • Joshua 10:31 & 2 Kings 18:14

3D archaeological site model from the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East documenting the fortified Judean city of Lachish (Tel Lachish)—the second most important city in the Kingdom of Judah after Jerusalem , besieged by Sennacherib in 701 BC and by Nebuchadnezzar II in 586 BC ( Jeremiah 34:7 ).

Phinehas
99% Gen 28
Generation 28 • Child of Eleazar

( Exodus 6:25 , Numbers 25:7-8 , 1 Chronicles 6:50 , Ezra 7:5 ) The LORD gave Phinehas His covenant of peace- covenant of a perpetual priesthood ( Numbers 25:11-13 )

Jacob/Israel
96% Messianic Line
Generation 22 • Messianic Line • Child of Isaac

( Genesis 21:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 49:33 ) G-d changed Jacob's name to Israel ( Genesis 32:28 ).

Senir
94% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • Mount Hermon • 33.416°N, 35.857°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in Deut 3:9 , 1 Chr 5:23 , Sng 4:8 , Ezek 27:5 (identified with Mount Hermon ).

Interactive 3D Assyrian Monument • 2 Kings 9–10

Four-sided black limestone monument erected at Nimrud (biblical Calah ) in 825 BC by King Shalmaneser III of Assyria . Its second register preserves the earliest surviving visual depiction of a biblical figure: King Jehu of Israel ('Jehu, son of Omri') bowing to present tribute in 841 BC.

טֹהַר
tohar
H2892 Hebrew
purity, cleanness, brightness

purity, cleanness, brightness. Physical purity, radiant clarity, cultic cleansing after childbirth (Leviticus 12:4-6) and clear sapphire theophany (Exodus 24:10).

Shem
85% Messianic Line
Generation 11 • Messianic Line • Child of Noah

( Genesis 5:32 , 1 Chronicles 1:4 , Luke 3:36 ) • ( Genesis 11:10-11 ) Shem was the oldest of Noah 's sons (Shem is older than Japheth - Genesis 10:21 , Ham is the youngest son- Genesis 9:22-24 )

Manasseh
84% Gen 24
Generation 24 • Child of Joseph

Manasseh is a biblical figure in Generation 24, child of Joseph . ( Genesis 41:51 )

Interactive 3D Model • Exodus 25:31–40

Seven-branched lampstand hammered from a single talent of pure gold with almond-blossom cups, capitals, and flowers, placed on the south side of the Holy Place to give continual light.

Isaiah
83% Old Testament
Old Testament • 66 Chapters

Isaiah (Old Testament, 66 chapters). Key figures: Jeshaiah (Isaiah), Judah , Azariah (or Uzziah ), Jotham , Ahaz , Hezekiah . Key places: Jerusalem , Zion , Sodom , Gomorrah , Lebanon , Bashan . Opens with: "The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah , kings o..."

Generation 24 • Child of Levi

( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 , 6:43 ) The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward ( Numbers 3:23 ).

Interactive 3D Cuneiform Tablet • Genesis 6–9

Cuneiform clay tablet excavated at Nineveh from the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal and deciphered by George Smith in 1872. Recording the Mesopotamian flood narrative (releasing a dove, swallow, and raven as the ark comes to rest on a mountain), it provides a remarkable ancient Near Eastern comparative witness alongside Genesis 6 –9.

Joshua
81% Gen 33
Generation 33 • Child of Nun (or Non)

( 1 Chronicles 7:27 ) This is the Joshua, son of Nun , who was Moses ' servant ( Exodus 33:11 ) and who brought the Israelites into their Land ( Joshua 6:6 ). He was 110 years old ( Joshua 24:29 )

חֹטֶר
hoter
H2415 Hebrew
rod, shoot, twig (from stump of Jesse)

rod, shoot, twig (from stump of Jesse). Slender twig, sprout; prophetic description of Messiah emerging from the seemingly dead stump of Jesse (Isaiah 11:1).

Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Set apart from the tribe of Levi , the priestly house of Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar ministered at the Tabernacle and Temple, while Levitical divisions led by Kohath , Gershon , and Merari —including Temple musicians Asaph , Heman , and Ethan —led Israel 's worship.

Abishua
81% Gen 29
Generation 29 • Child of Phinehas

Abishua is a biblical figure in Generation 29, child of Phinehas , parent of Bukki . ( 1 Chronicles 6:4 , 1 Chronicles 6:50 , Ezra 7:5 )

Interactive 3D Model • Exodus 30:1–10

Four-horned acacia altar overlaid with pure gold, positioned in the Holy Place directly before the Veil of the Ark of the Covenant for the burning of fragrant incense morning and evening.

Isaac
81% Messianic Line
Generation 21 • Messianic Line • Child of Abram/Abraham

( Genesis 21:5 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 35:28-29 ) G-d named Isaac before he was even born ( Genesis 17:19 ).

Serug
81% Messianic Line
Generation 17 • Messianic Line • Child of Reu

Serug is a biblical figure in Generation 17 of the Messianic Line , child of Reu , parent of Nahor . ( Genesis 11:20 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:22-23 )

Generation 29 • Child of Rehabiah

Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ) is a biblical figure in Generation 29, child of Rehabiah , parent of Joram . ( 1 Chronicles 26:24-25 )

Wiki Article • History & Monarchy

After the death of Solomon , the monarchy split under Rehoboam and Jeroboam ( 1 Kings 12 ) into the northern Kingdom of Israel (centered at Samaria ) and the southern Kingdom of Judah (ruled by the Davidic line in Jerusalem ).

Interactive 3D Model • Exodus 25:23–30

Gold-overlaid acacia table placed on the north side of the Holy Place , holding the twelve loaves of the Bread of the Presence (Showbread) in two rows of six before the Lord every Sabbath.

2 Chronicles
80% Old Testament
Old Testament • 36 Chapters

2 Chronicles (Old Testament, 36 chapters). Key figures: Solomon , David , Jacob/Israel , Moses , Judah , Dan . Key places: Gibeon , Jerusalem , Egypt , Syria , Tyre , Lebanon . Opens with: "And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly...."

Seth
80% Messianic Line
Generation 2 • Messianic Line • Child of Adam

Seth is a biblical figure in Generation 2 of the Messianic Line , child of Adam , parent of Enosh . ( Genesis 4:25 , 1 Chronicles 1:1 , Luke 3:38 , Genesis 5:8 )

Methuselah
79% Messianic Line
Generation 8 • Messianic Line • Child of Enoch

Methuselah is a biblical figure in Generation 8 of the Messianic Line , child of Enoch , parent of Lamech . ( Genesis 5:21 , 1 Chronicles 1:2 , Luke 3:37 , Genesis 5:27 )

Simeon
79% Gen 23
Generation 23 • Child of Jacob/Israel

Simeon is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Jacob/Israel . ( Genesis 29:33 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 )

Enosh
79% Messianic Line
Generation 3 • Messianic Line • Child of Seth

Enosh is a biblical figure in Generation 3 of the Messianic Line , child of Seth , parent of Kenan . ( Genesis 4:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:1 , Luke 3:38 , Genesis 5:11 )

2 Kings
79% Old Testament
Old Testament • 25 Chapters

2 Kings (Old Testament, 25 chapters). Key figures: Moab , Jacob/Israel , Ahaziah , Baal , Jehoshaphat , Judah . Key places: Moab , Samaria , Baal , Ekron , Gilgal 1 , Jericho . Opens with: "Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab...."

שֵׁם
sem
H8034 Hebrew
name, memorial, reputation

name, memorial, reputation. Name, reputation, renown, character; especially the Name of the LORD representing His self-revelation, holy presence dwelling at the sanctuary, and locus of worship.

Seneh
78% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 31.853°N, 35.286°E

Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 14:4 .

פַּר
par
H6499 Hebrew
young bull, steer, premier sacrificial victim

young bull, steer, premier sacrificial victim. Young bull; premier sacrificial victim prescribed for high priest's sin offering, whole congregation sin offering, and Day of Atonement.

Syene
78% Mapped Place
Biblical Place • 24.066°N, 32.896°E

now Aswan. Referenced in Isa 49:12 , Ezek 29:10 , Ezek 30:6 .

Scripture Passages (24)

2 Chronicles 32:10 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 32 KJV

Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria , Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem ?

2 Chronicles 32:2 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 32 KJV

And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem ,

Isaiah 36:1 (KJV)
Isaiah 36 KJV

Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah , that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah , and took them.

2 Chronicles 32:1 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 32 KJV

After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah , and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.

2 Chronicles 32:22 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 32 KJV

Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria , and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.

2 Chronicles 32:9 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 32 KJV

After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem , (but he himself laid siege against Lachish , and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah , and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem , saying,

Lord, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, Lord, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.

So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh .

So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh .

Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah , and took them.

Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah , saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel , Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria :

Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear; open thine eyes, O Lord, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.

Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah , saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel , That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.

In his days Sennacherib came up, And sent Rabshakeh, and departed; And he lifted up his hand against Sion, And boasted great things in his arrogancy.

He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.

And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.

With twisted scarlet, the work of the craftsman; With precious stones graven like a signet, in a setting of gold, the work of the jeweller, For a memorial engraved in writing, after the number of the tribes of Israel ;

I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob , and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel , and shall smite the corners of Moab , and destroy all the children of Sheth.

And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.

And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.

He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.

And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez , and the name of the other Seneh .

And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.

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