A dictionary of the Bible.. (1887) (14801703843)

Identifier: dictionaryofbibl01scha (find matches)
Title: A dictionary of the Bible..
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Schaff, Philip, 1819-1893
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Publisher: (n. p.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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es north of Jerusalem, are two re-markable hills, one on each side of thevalley, which are supposed to be Bozezand Seneh. SENIR (coat-of-mail, or cataract),a name for Mount Hermon. 1 Chr. 5 :23 : Eze. 27 : 5. See Hermon. SENNACHERIB (Heb. Sanherib,Sin, the moon, sent many brothers—?. e.,he was not his fathers eldest son) was kingof Assyria when Hezekiah reigned in Ju-dah. He was the son and successor of Sar-gon. Judah had paid tribute to Assyria,but under Hezekiah it revolted, and so re-venge was determined upon; accordingly,Sennacherib appears in the Bible as theinvader of Palestine on two occasions.The first time he was pacified by a trib-ute. 2 Kgs. 18 ; H, But, Hezekiah hav- ing the second time revolted, he sent anembassy with a few troops to the capitaland demanded submission. He also sentan insulting letter to Hezekiah, who wentup to the house of the Lord and prayedfor deliverance. His prayer was an-swered, for the Assyrian army besiegingLibnah was smitten with a plague so se-
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Sennacherib on his Throne, (irom monumentsat Kouyunjik.) vere that it is stated 185,000 died in onenight. The effect of this catastrophewas that the siege was raised and Sen-i nacherib retreated to Nineveh. 2 Kgs.I 19 : 35. Many years—perhaps twenty—; after this he was worshipping in thehouse of his god Nisroch when A dram-melech and Sharezer, his sons^ smote himwith the sword. 19 : 37. He was succeed-ed by Esar-haddon. Sennacheribs reign lasted twenty-two779 SEN SEE years, B. c. 705-682. It was brilliant.He crushed the revolt of Babylon, at-tacked Sidon, made many cities tribute,and, as Sargon had done, laid a heavyhand upon the neighboring nations. Hemade Nineveh his capital and adornedit with many splendid buildings. Hispalaces were large and beautiful. Hismonuments exist in unexpected places.Thus, at the mouth of the Nahr tl-Kalb,near Beyrout, and close by an inscriptionof Raineses the Great of Egypt, is therecord of his arrival. SENUAH (bristling), properly,Hasenuah, with the