The Rescue of Jerusalem

The Alliance Between Hebrews and Africans in 701 BC

Author Henry Aubin

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In the summer of 701 BC, the powerful Assyrian army laid siege to Jerusalem, threatening the Hebrew kingdom with destruction. Had Jerusalem perished, so too would Hebrew society itself. Rabbinical Judaism and its two offshoots -- Christianity and Islam -- could never have arisen.

But suddenly, the invaders fled, leaving the City of David intact. Why? The Assyrian retreat has been one of history’s most enduring mysteries. Now, in this ground-breaking account, award-winning writer Henry Aubin proves beyond doubt that Jerusalem was saved by the army of the Kushite pharaoh of Egypt, made up largely of Black Africans known as Nubians, from what is now Sudan. Led by the great general Taharqa,…

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April 8, 2003

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Henry T. Aubin graduated from Harvard. He was a reporter for the Washington Post before joining the Montreal Gazette, where his investigative reporting and commentaries received three National Newspaper Awards. He is also co-winner of the B’nai Brith Media Human Rights Award. His previous book, City of Sale, was a bestselling exposé of the financial interests behind urban development. He and his wife have four children.