The Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III of Assyria (c. late 9th century BC) found at Nimrud/Kahlu, Iraq. This Assyrian obelisk is an extra biblical record for the existence of the biblical kings Jehu and Omri of Israel whose deeds can be found in 1st Kings 16 and 2nd Kings 9-10.
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This video is intended for educational/commentary purposes and therefore images used in it fall under the rules of fair use. Every effort has been made to give appropriate credit where it is due.
Pictures used that are not public domain or from my own personal collection include:
© Side view of Black Obelisk (Thumbnail)/Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP (Glasg) (Wikimedia Commons)
© Map of Israel and Judah/FinnWikiNo and Richardprins (Wikimedia Commons)
© Map of Neo Assyrian Empire/Nigyou (Wikimedia Commons)
© Ultimate Bible Picture Collection (Version 4)/www.solvefamilyproblems.com
Books Used:
The Archaeology of the Old Testament by David Graves
Evidence for the Bible by Clive Anderson and Brian Edwards
Archaeology and the Old Testament by Alfred J. Horeth
Unearthing the Bible by Titus Kennedy
