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June 11, 2020

New Discoveries Shed Light on the Ancient Assyrians’ Attempt to Settle Foreigners in Samaria

And support the biblical account.

Around 720 BCE, the Assyrian empire destroyed the northern kingdom of Israel and, according to Bible, sent the Ten Lost Tribes into exile, repopulating the area with exiles from other conquered lands. An excavation of the ancient city of Tel Hadid, located in central Israel, has uncovered evidence of this version of events, according to the Biblical Archaeology Society:

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    And support the biblical account.