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The linguistic and literary reality of the biblical tradition is folkloristic in essence. The concept of a benei Israel ... is a reflection of no sociopolitical entity of the historical state of Israel of the Assyrian period
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― Early History of the Israelite People: from the Written and Archaeological Sources
― Early History of the Israelite People: from the Written and Archaeological Sources
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Sennacherib: I swiftly marched to Babylon which I was intent upon conquering. I blew like the onrush of a hurricane and enveloped the city like a fog. I completely surrounded it and captured it by breaching and scaling the walls. I did not spare his mighty warriors, young or old, but filled the city square with their corpses...I turned over to my men to keep the property of that city, silver, gold, gems, all the moveable goods. My men took hold of the statues of the gods in the city and smashed
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― The Ancient World: Readings in Social and Cultural History
― The Ancient World: Readings in Social and Cultural History
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