In what year did the northern kingdom of Israel fall to the Assyrian Empire?
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Correct answer: 722 BC
Following the siege of Samaria by Shalmaneser V and Sargon II, the northern kingdom was conquered in 722 BC. The ten tribes were deported and scattered throughout the Assyrian provinces.
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