Hezekiah and the Assyrian crisis
About this date: The Assyrian campaign is historically anchored; biblical accounts interpret its outcome theologically.
Assyria campaigns against Judah; the biblical account portrays Hezekiah's prayer and Jerusalem's deliverance.
Perspective note
Comparative historical/source study. The original author's or church's reception is retained; inclusion does not make every claim Oriental Orthodox teaching.
People
- Hezekiah
- Sennacherib
- Isaiah
Scripture
- 2 Kings 18–19 — Hezekiah confronts Assyrian threats to Jerusalem and seeks divine help.
- Isaiah 36–39 — Isaiah recounts the Assyrian crisis, Hezekiah's illness, and Babylonian envoys.