Between Death and Taxes in the 8th Century BCE, or Hezekiah’s Beltway Politics

Between Death and Taxes in the 8th Century BCE, or Hezekiah’s Beltway Politics

41:20 Dec 23, 2024
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An excavation in southern Jerusalem revealed a tax office belonging to Hezekiah. This raises a question, was Jerusalem really a capitol district and not just a city? A more pressing question, however, is why Hezekiah thought rebelling against the Assyrians was a good idea in the first place.
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