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Battle of Qarqar

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Hebrew year: 2908 (ב׳תתק״ח)

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Shalmaneser III on the Kurkh Monolith, whose inscription tells of the battle of Qarqar against a coalition that included Ahab of Israel (British Museum).
Shalmaneser III on the Kurkh Monolith, whose inscription tells of the battle of Qarqar against a coalition that included Ahab of Israel (British Museum). · Photo by David Castor, public domain · Wikimedia Commons

King Ahab of Israel joined a coalition of Levantine kingdoms led by Damascus and Hamath to resist the westward expansion of the Neo-Assyrian king Shalmaneser III. The armies fought at Qarqar in Syria, and although Shalmaneser claimed victory, the coalition appears to have temporarily halted the Assyrian advance. The battle is recorded on the Kurkh Monolith, which names Ahab and provides one of the most important extra-biblical references to the Kingdom of Israel.

Hebrew year
2908 (ב׳תתק״ח)
Place
Qarqar
Category
Wars & battles
Part of
Israel & Judah

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