Telassar
/tel-AS-ar/
Summary
Telassar was a city or region in Mesopotamia whose inhabitants ('children of Eden') were conquered by Assyria.
☩Biblical Reference
Sennacherib's messengers taunted Hezekiah by listing nations whose gods could not save them from Assyria, including 'the children of Eden who were in Telassar.' The location was in Mesopotamia, possibly near the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. It demonstrates the extent of Assyrian conquests.
Key verses:2 Kings 19:12Isaiah 37:12
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