Jewish people are deported after the siege of Lachish in 701 BCE. The Assyrian Empire, which conquer
Jewish people are deported after the siege of Lachish in 701 BCE. The Assyrian Empire, which conquered the town by using battering rams to take down its walls, often forcibly resettled conquered peoples in order to settle underpopulated land or spread a certain type of expertise around the empire. The Jews deported by their Assyrian conquerors became known as the Ten Lost Tribes.{WHF} {HTE} {Medium} -- source link
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