Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Captivity, Assyrian The exile of the Israelites in the provinces of the Assyrian Empire. In 734 B.C. Theglathphalasar III conquered Israel and deported many of the leading Israelites to Assyria (4 Kings 15). Twelve years later (722 B.C. ), Sargon destroyed Samaria, and carried off the upper classes to Mesopotamia and Media (4 Kings 17; … Continue reading “Captivity, Assyrian”

CAPTIVITY God often punished the sins of the Jews be captivities or servitudes, according to his threatenings, Deu 28:1-68 . Their first captivity, however, from which Moses delivered them, should be considered rather as a permission of Providence, than as a punishment for sin. There were six subjugations of the twelve tribes during the period … Continue reading “Captivity”

Captivities of The Jews Captivities of The Jews. The present article is confined to the forcible deportation of the Jew; from their native land, and their forcible detention, under the Assyrian or Babylonian kings. Captives of Israel. — The kingdom of Israel was invaded by three or four successive kings of Assyria. Pul or Surdanapalus, … Continue reading “Captivities of The Jews”

captivities of the Israelites (1) The Assyrian Captivity , when the inhabitants of the Northern Kingdom were carried off to Assyria (4 Kings 15; 17) (2) The Babylonian Captivity , when the subjects of the Kingdom of Juda were deported to Babylon (4 Kings 24; 25). (3) The Roman Captivity, when Titus destroyed Jerusalem in … Continue reading “Captivities of the Israelites”

Captivities Of Judah The captivities of Judah are generally reckoned four: the first, in the year of the world 3398, under King Jehoiakim, when Daniel and others were carried to Babylon; the second, in the year of the world 3401, and in the seventh year of the reign of Jehoiakim, when Nebuchadnezzar carried three thousand … Continue reading “Captivities Of Judah”

Captivities Of Israel In the year of the world 3264, Tiglath- pileser took several cities, and carried away captives, principally from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 2Ki 15:29. In the year of the world 3283, Shalmaneser took and destroyed Samaria, after a siege of three years, and transplanted the … Continue reading “Captivities Of Israel”

Captivities The word Captivity, as applied to the people of Israel, has been appropriated, contrary to the analogy of our language, to mean Expatriation. The violent removal of the entire population of a city, or sometimes even of a district, is not an uncommon event in ancient history. As a measure of policy, no objection … Continue reading “Captivities”

Captives, Christian Redemption Of The disasters which fell upon the Roman, empire in the 4th and 5th centuries gave a special prominence to this as one of the forms of Christian love. Ambrose was charged by his Arian opponents with sacrilege for having melted down the eucharistic vessels of the church at Milan for this … Continue reading “Captives, Christian Redemption Of”

CAPTIVES Taken in war, seem anciently to have been looked upon as justly liable to death, and hence to any treatment less dreadful than death. Their necks were trodden upon, Jos 10:24, in token of abject subjection, which illustrates Psa 110:1 . They were sold into servitude, like Joseph. They were mutilated, like Samson, or … Continue reading “Captives”

Captive, Captivity lit., “one taken by the spear” (from aichme, “a spear,” and halotos, a verbal adjective, from halonai, “to be captured”), hence denotes “a captive,” Luk 4:18. “captivity,” the abstract noun in contrast to No. 1, the concrete, is found in Rev 13:10; Eph 4:8, where “He led captivity captive” (marg., “a multitude of … Continue reading “Captive, Captivity”