The City of Nineveh
Nineveh was not only the capital of the Assyrian Empire but also a symbol of power and might. The city was detested by all peoples because of its heartless conquests. Founded by Nimrod, along with Rehoboth Ir, Calah, and Resen (Gen. 10:11, 12), the city was a massive urban quadrangle 60 miles across. Nineveh rivaled Babylon for beauty and splendor with its royal palaces, temples, broad streets, public gardens, and impressive library containing more than 26,000 clay tablets—one of the largest in the ancient world. It was destroyed in 612 B.C. by a siege of Babylonians, Scythians, and Medes, who penetrated its defenses when sudden floods eroded the walls (compare Nah. 2:6–8).
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