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In recent years the impact of Assyriology on Biblical studies and theknowledge of the history of ancient Israel has become more and moreevident. Thanks to Assyriology the reconstructions of the history of Israelin the period of the First Temple are much fuller and more comprehensivethan before. The same is true in regard to the very roots and nature of manybooks included in the Hebrew Bible. The up-to-date results of the cooperationof Biblical scholars and Assyriologists lead us to the conclusion thatin the 7th century B.C. there existed a strong and fruitful Israelite diasporain Assyria. Because information on its existence, influence and outcomeare consequently scanty in the Bible (damnatio memoriae), so Assyriologyhelps to gain a new knowledge about it and to assess its impact on the religionof ancient Israel.