After the fall of Israel to Assyria, how did the settlement of foreign peoples in Samaria change the religious landscape of the region, and what mixture of beliefs developed among the inhabitants?
The Fall of Israel and Assyrian Conquest The Northern Kingdom of Israel, also known as the Kingdom of Samaria, fell to the Assyrian Empire in 722 BCE after a prolonged period of political instability, idolatry, and rebellion against Assyrian demands. The Assyrian king Shalmaneser V initially laid siege to Samaria,…