Bible Person

Rabsaris

Male · 1 cross reference

This Rabsaris entry refers to the Assyrian chief official sent by Sennacherib in 2 Kings 18:17, not to the Babylonian usage of the title in Jeremiah 39. It represents an office-holder rather than a personal name in the usual sense. First appears in 2 Kgs 18:17.1

AI summary: This Rabsaris matters because the single cross reference places a named high office within the threatening embassy against Jerusalem. The entry helps show how imperial power confronted Judah through intimidating public speech and court hierarchy. Taken together, the material presents Rabsaris as a chief official in Assyria's challenge to Hezekiah.1

Central Figure

Rabsaris

Chief of the Heads, one of the three officers whom Sennacherib sent from Lachish with a threatening message to Jerusalem (2 Kings 18:17; Jer.