Old Testament

Tiglath-pileser

An expansionist Neo-Assyrian king who exerted significant political and military pressure on Israel and Judah.

Tiglath-pileser III, also known as Pul, was an Assyrian monarch who expanded his empire through aggressive military campaigns. He is mentioned in the books of 2 Kings and 1 Chronicles as a key figure who received tribute from Menahem and later deported northern Israelites. His actions represent the beginning of the Assyrian threat that eventually led to the fall of the Northern Kingdom.