Sennacherib, Assyrian King Who Attacked King Hezekiah in Jerusalem
Sennacherib was an Assyrian king who is best known in the Bible for losing 185,000 soldiers in his failed attempt to conquer Jerusalem. He was a contemporary of King Hezekiah of the Kingdom of Judah, the prophet Isaiah and the Egyptian Pharaoh Tirhaqa, also mentioned in the Bible. He ruled for some 24 years, 705 […]