722 BC
After centuries of idolatry and ignoring God's prophets, the northern kingdom of Israel fell to the Assyrian Empire under Shalmaneser V. The Israelites were deported and scattered, and foreign peoples were resettled in the land.
The fall of Samaria fulfilled centuries of prophetic warnings. The scattering of the ten northern tribes demonstrated the devastating consequences of persistent idolatry and covenant unfaithfulness.
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