3.The Old Testament is an important primary source for
information on the lives of the Ancient Hebrews. Consider the
following bleak passage, which describes the Syrian siege of
Samaria and the ensuing famine (2 Kings 6:24-29).
24 And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria
gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they
besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for...