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== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30406" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30406" /> == | ||
Ezra 4:10 <p> Assur-bani-pal was a munificent patron of literature, and the conqueror of Elam. Towards the middle of his reign his empire was shaken by a great rebellion headed by his brother in Babylon. The rebellion was finally put down, but [[Egypt]] was lost, and the military power of [[Assyria]] was so exhausted that it could with difficulty resist the hordes of Kimmerians who poured over | Ezra 4:10 <p> Assur-bani-pal was a munificent patron of literature, and the conqueror of Elam. Towards the middle of his reign his empire was shaken by a great rebellion headed by his brother in Babylon. The rebellion was finally put down, but [[Egypt]] was lost, and the military power of [[Assyria]] was so exhausted that it could with difficulty resist the hordes of Kimmerians who poured over Western Asia. (See NINEVEH .) </p> | ||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15502" /> == | == American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_15502" /> == |