Bible Dictionary
Dictionary
An empire founded by Nimrod
General references
Genesis 10:8-12; Micah 5:6
It extended from east of the Tigris
Genesis 2:14; Genesis 10:11
It extended possibly to Egypt
Genesis 25:18
Its armies invade the land of Israel under:
Pul
2 Kings 15:19; 1 Chronicles 5:26
Tiglath
2 Kings 15:29; 1 Chronicles 5:6; 1 Chronicles 5:26
Shalmaneser
2 Kings 17:3-6; 2 Kings 17:24-27; 2 Kings 18:9-12; Jeremiah 50:17
Sennacherib
2 Kings 18:13-37; 2 Kings 12:19; 2 Kings 14:32; 2 Kings 23:36
Army of:
Destroyed by the angel of the Lord
Isaiah 37:36
Alliances with, sought by Judah and Israel
Hosea 5:13
Israelites subject to
Lamentations 5:6
Israelites carried captive into
2 Kings 17:3-23
Jews carried captive to
2 Kings 12:24; 2 Chronicles 36:5-21
Invaded by Pharaoh Nechoh
2 Kings 23:29
Commerce of
Ezekiel 27:23
Productiveness of
Isaiah 36:17
Prophecies concerning
Isaiah 7:17-25; Isaiah 8:4-10; Isaiah 10:5-34; Isaiah 14:24-28; Isaiah 19:23-25; Isaiah 20:1-6; Isaiah 30:27-33; Isaiah 31:8-9; Isaiah 37:21-35; Jeremiah 1:15; Jeremiah 26:31; Jonah 3:1-4; Jonah 34:1; Zephaniah 2:13-15; Zech 10:11
Prophecies of captivity of Israelites in
Hosea 9:3; Hosea 11:5; Hosea 11:11
Idols of
Adrammelech; Anammelech; Nisroch; Tartak