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The Assyrian king who deported the eastern tribes of Israel
Also known as Pul
Royal annals and reliefs discovered at Nimrud by Austen Henry Layard; inscriptions name Menahem of Samaria, Ahaz of Judah, Rezin of Damascus, and Hoshea of Israel; housed at British Museum
Also known as Pul — carried the Reubenites, Gadites, and half-tribe of Manasseh into exile because they broke faith with God. God stirred up his spirit as an instrument of judgment.
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Tiglath-pileser III arrives here as the Assyrian king who begins systematically capturing Israelite territory and deporting its people — the opening phase of the northern kingdom's complete destruction.
The Altar Remix2 Kings 16:10-13Tiglath-pileser is the Assyrian emperor Ahaz travels to meet in Damascus — the visit is ostensibly diplomatic, but it's there that Ahaz sees the pagan altar he'll import into God's Temple.
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