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).