Arpad

A city in northern Syria. Arpad was overrun twice by the Assyrians:

In 740 BC by Tiglath-pileser III

In 720 BC by Sargon II

The Assyrians used Arpad and Hamath as examples of the inability of any gods, including Israel’s, to protect cities against Assyria’s attacks (2 Kings 18:34; 19:13; Isaiah 10:9; 36:19; 37:13). Arpad and Hamath are also mentioned in a later prophecy against the Syrian city of Damascus (Jeremiah 49:23).

Arpad has been identified as modern Tell Erfad, north of Aleppo.