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Join David W. Baker on a whirlwind tour, looking at the Old Testament from many different angles and at how it relates to ancient Near Eastern literature. From creation accounts and stories of destruction to Wisdom literature, discover different biblical literary genres that have parallels in ancient Near Eastern literature. Explore extrabiblical historical texts that mention key events and...

Now, one inscription by Shalmaneser shows an Israelite bowing prostrate before Shalmaneser, and the inscription above it, says, “Jehu, the son of Omri.” Now, entering into such a covenant relationship with Assyria is not mentioned in the Bible, and it is somewhat ironic that the only contemporary pictorial representation that we have of an Israelite monarch has him on his face before a foreign king. Now this inscription is famous. It’s available in a number of different places. You can look it up