Synopsis: During Neo-Assyria\u2019s absence from the region, King Hazael of Aram-Damascus forges an Aramean Empire that extends to the borders of Egypt.\n\u201cAnd Hazael said, \u2018Why does my lord weep?\u2019 He answered, \u2018Because I know the evil that you will do to the people of Israel. You will set on fire their fortresses, and you will kill their young men with the sword and dash in pieces their little ones and rip open their pregnant women.\u2019\u201d \u2013 2 Kings 8:12, English Standard Bible\nMap of the Iron Age Near East:\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/Map_Near_East.jpg\nMap of Iron Age Northern Syria:\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/Map_Syria.jpg\nMap of Iron Age Southern Syria and Canaan:\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/Map_Canaan.jpg\nEpisode Images:\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/C21_Images.pdf\nReferences and Further Reading:\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/C21_References.pdf\nPlease contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on this podcast.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices