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| | THE BLACK OBELISK OF KING JEHU (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) |
 | | century BC, about 150 years before the destruction of the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the massive deportation of the Israelites by SARGON II, Assyria became a great power. |
 | | century BC 'Tribute of Jehu, son of Omri -- objects of silver and gold -- bars of silver, bars of gold, a golden bowl, a golden ladle, golden goblets, golden pitchers, bars of lead -- a staff for the hand of a king, shafts of spears, these I received.' |
 | | century BC, the Hebrew word for the one God 'who inhabits eternity' (Isaiah 57:15) was already worshipped by the Israelites at a time when other surrounding nations were still superstitiously worshipping a multiplicity of deities. |
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