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    Halah

    חֲלַח

    Halah was one of the places where the Assyrians settled the exiled Israelites after conquering the Northern Kingdom.

    Where the story of Halah happensWhere the gazetteer locates Halah, framed to them: Halah. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. 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.Halah
    Where the gazetteer locates Halah
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    3
    first named
    2 Kings 17:6
    last named
    1 Chronicles 5:26
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    region

    Description

    Halah in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Halah was one of the locations where the Assyrians resettled the Israelites after the conquest of the Northern Kingdom (Israel) in 722 BC. It is mentioned three times in the Old Testament, always in the context of the Assyrian exile.

    In 2Ki.17.6, it is recorded that the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried Israel away to Assyria, settling them in Halah and other places. This event is also described in 2Ki.18.11, emphasizing that the Israelites were deported because they had sinned against the Lord.

    The third reference to Halah is in 1Ch.5.26, which states that the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (Tiglath-Pileser III) and the spirit of Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, who took the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile, bringing them to Halah and other locations.

    The exact location of Halah is uncertain, but it is generally believed to have been in the region of the Khabur River in northern Mesopotamia (modern-day Syria or Iraq). This area was under Assyrian control during the time of the Israelite exile.

    The Bible does not provide any further information about Halah or the lives of the exiled Israelites there. However, the repeated mentions of Halah in the context of the Assyrian exile underscore the significance of this event in Israel's history and serve as a reminder of the consequences of disobedience to God.

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 2 books.

    1. 2 Kings2 verses

      17:618:11

    2. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      5:26

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    via Reubenites Gadites Half ManassehGozanA region in Mesopotamia where Israelite captives were deported.via Reubenites Gadites Half ManassehHaborA river in Assyria where Israelite captives were settled.via Reubenites Gadites Half ManassehHaraA place where Israelite tribes were exiled by Tiglath-pileser.via Reubenites Gadites Half ManassehWar of Hagri, Jetur, Naphish, and KedemahWar of Hagri, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 5 pageable entities.

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