Political Contacts or the Hebrews with Assyria and Babylonia

Authors

Alex Heidel, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

6-1-1936

Document Type

Article

Keywords

egypt, syria, assyria, babylonia, hebrews, israel, palestine, sumerian, damascus, hammurabi, judah

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Ancient Palestine served as a bridge over which passed traders and armies from Egypt on the one hand and from Babylonia and Assyria on the other; and thus the Hebrews repeatedly came in contact with the peoples of the Nile and of the Tigris-Euphrates. These contacts were chiefly of a political, commercial, social, and religious nature. In the present paper it is not our aim to offer a comprehensive treatment of all of them; we shall rather turn aside from all the other phases and focus our attention on the political relations of God's chosen race with the people of Assyria and Babylonia.

Disciplines

History of Christianity

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

2 Kings 8:7; 2 Kings 15:19; 2 Kings 15:29; 2 Chronicles 28:20; 2 Kings 17:3-6; 2 Kings 18:9-11;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Heidel, Alex (1936) "Political Contacts or the Hebrews with Assyria and Babylonia," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 7, Article 48.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol7/iss1/48