Jerusalem was besieged from 589 to 587 BC, marking the final phase of Judah's revolts against Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, besieged Judah's capital city for approximately 30 months. The city fell in the summer of 587 BC, after which the Babylonians systematically destroyed Jerusalem and razed Solomon's Temple. The kingdom of Judah was dissolved, and a large segment of its population was exiled to Babylonia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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YearThe source gives only the season, summer of 587 BC, for the city's fall, never a specific day; event-date is left empty rather than guessed. The calendar is BC, so the event year alone carries the date, as a negative number following the convention used for Nebuchadnezzar II's birth and death years. Connections
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Nebuchadnezzar besieged and conquered the city as the Neo-Babylonian king; he did not attend as a participant among others.
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The city ultimately fell in the summer of 587 BC.
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Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC): Event Type
Jerusalem was besieged from 589-587 BC, marking the final phase of Judah's revolts against Babylon.
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Jerusalem was besieged from 589-587 BC, marking the final phase of Judah's revolts against Babylon.
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In 587 BC Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem and destroyed it and the Kingdom of Judah, deporting much of its population in what became known as the Babylonian captivity.
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