NINEVAH, Iraq — Archaeologists in Iraq recently uncovered the ancient palace of biblical King Sennacherib, buried for millennia underneath Jonah’s tomb in the city of Ninevah.
The discovery was made by those surveying destruction left behind by the Islamic State (IS) terror group, according to The Christian Post. Those researchers reported that they believed IS had been tunneling to find artifacts like statues, coins and jewelry that they could sell on the black market to fund their war.
One tunnel led the team of archaeologists to the marble cuneiform inscription of King Esarhaddon of the Assyrian empire, who ruled from 681 to 669 B.C., and renovated the palace built for King Sennacherib, the Post reported.
In 2 Chronicles 32:1, Sennacherib is described as invading Judah after the reign of Hezekiah. (TAB)
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