Atlas Biblica

    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Sharezer. Every Sharezer in the Bible

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    Sharezer

    שַׁרְאֶ֫צֶר

    Sharezer, along with his brother Adrammelech, assassinated their father, King Sennacherib of Assyria, and fled to the land of Ararat.

    verses
    2
    first named
    2 Kings 19:37
    last named
    Isaiah 37:38
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    role
    Man

    Description

    Who was Sharezer?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Sharezer, mentioned in 2Ki.19.37 and Isa.37.38, was one of the sons of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria. Along with his brother Adrammelech, Sharezer plotted against their father and assassinated him while he was worshiping in the temple of his god, Nisroch. After committing the murder, Sharezer and Adrammelech fled to the land of Ararat, which was located in modern-day Armenia. The assassination of Sennacherib occurred shortly after his campaign against Jerusalem during the reign of King Hezekiah. The text does not provide any further details about Sharezer's life or his motivations for the assassination. However, the incident highlights the political instability and power struggles within the Assyrian royal family. The fact that Sharezer and his brother fled to Ararat suggests that they feared retribution or lacked support within Assyria. The assassination of Sennacherib marked the end of his reign and was a significant event in the history of Assyria and its relations with the kingdom of Judah.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Sharezer5 of 5 entities the graph connects to Sharezer, in 2 groups: kinship 3, events 2. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.SennacheribChild of · 2 events · 14 versesEsarhaddonSibling of · 3 versesAdrammelechSibling of · 4 events · 2 versesKinshipSword1 event · 254 versesArarat2 events · 4 versesEventsSharezer

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    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Sharezer happensThe one place the claims about Sharezer reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Ararat. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Sharezer there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Ararat
    Divided MonarchyThe one place the claims about Sharezer reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 2, across 2 books.

    1. 2 Kings1 verse

      19:37

    2. Isaiah1 verse

      37:38

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    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one.

    via SennacheribSennacherib and Sennacheribs Forces’ siege of Fortified CitiesSennacherib and Sennacheribs Forces’ siege of Fortified Cities is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via SennacheribSennacherib SendingSennacherib Sending is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via SennacheribSennacherib’s invasion of JudahSennacherib’s invasion of Judah is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via SennacheribSennacherib’s sending of WordsSennacherib’s sending of Words is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.

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