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    Tiglath-pileser

    תִּגְלַת פִּלְאֶ֫סֶר

    Tiglath-pileser, also known as Pul, was an Assyrian king who conquered parts of Israel and received tribute from King Menahem.

    verses
    9
    first named
    2 Kings 15:19
    last named
    Hosea 10:6
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    tribe
    Assyria

    Description

    Who was Tiglath-pileser?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Tiglath-pileser, also referred to as "the great" or "Pul," was a powerful Assyrian king who reigned from 745 to 727 BC. He is mentioned in several passages in the Old Testament (2Ki.15.19,29; 16.7,10; 1Ch.5.6,26; 2Ch.28.20; Hos.5.13; 10.6). Tiglath-pileser's reign marked the beginning of the Neo-Assyrian Empire's expansion and dominance in the ancient Near East. He is known for his military conquests and political reforms. In the biblical account, Tiglath-pileser received tribute from King Menahem of Israel (2Ki.15.19) and later conquered parts of Israel, including Gilead, Galilee, and Naphtali, deporting the inhabitants to Assyria (2Ki.15.29; 1Ch.5.26). King Ahaz of Judah sought Tiglath-pileser's help against the kings of Israel and Syria, but this alliance ultimately led to Judah's subjugation and religious compromises (2Ki.16.7-10; 2Ch.28.20). The prophet Hosea denounced Israel's reliance on Assyria, symbolized by Tiglath-pileser, as futile and contrary to trust in God (Hos.5.13; 10.6). Tiglath-pileser's reign marked a significant turning point in the history of Israel and Judah, as the Assyrian Empire's expansion posed an increasing threat to their sovereignty and independence.

    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 Tiglath-pileser10 of 14 entities the graph connects to Tiglath-pileser, in one group: events 10. 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.Israel1 event · 2,578 versesEphraim1 event · 159 versesAssyria3 events · 136 versesGilead1 event · 90 versesGalilee1 event · 72 versesDamascus3 events · 55 versesAhaz8 events · 37 versesWound1 event · 24 versesTribute1 event · 20 versesHazor1 event · 12 versesTiglath-pileser

    The 10 best-attested of 14 are drawn. All 14 are listed below.

    Took part in

    Stands in the same events as

    and 12 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    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 Tiglath-pileser happensAll 3 places the claims about Tiglath-pileser reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Assyria, Damascus, Kir. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Tiglath-pileser 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.AssyriaDamascusKir
    Divided MonarchyAll 3 places the claims about Tiglath-pileser reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 9, across 4 books. The name is written 11 times in them.

    1. 2 Kings4 verses

      15:1915:2916:716:10

    2. 1 Chronicles2 verses

      5:65:26

    3. 2 Chronicles1 verse

      28:20

    4. Hosea2 verses

      5:1310:6

    Onward

    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. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Tiglath-Pileser’s exile of Beerah and Exile of Beth Aven CalfExileExile is a concept gathering 51 labelled instances in the text.via Tiglath-Pileser’s exile of BeerahBeerahA Reubenite leader exiled by the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser.via Exile of Beth Aven CalfTributeTribute is a concept gathering 9 labelled instances in the text.

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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