BABYLONIAN WARS
Fall of Jerusalem 587 BCE
REBELLING against foreign domination, King Zedekiah of Judah defied Nebuchadnezzar II, ruler of the newly dominant regional power Babylon. The rebellion ended in even worse disaster for the Jews than their earlier revolt against the Assyrians because they were subjected to an unprecedented mass exile, known as the “Babylonian Captivity.”
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“Jehoiakim, installed on Judah’s throne by Egyptian pharaoh Necho II after the Battle of Megiddo, had tried to stand out against the expansion of Babylonian power.
In 597 BCE, accordingly, Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon had taken Jerusalem after a short siege, and replaced Jehoiakim with a puppet of his own.
King Zedekiah, too, hankered after the authority of real king, however, and in 587 BCE he tried to break away.
Alone, his people could do nothing, but Zedekiah went behind Babylonian backs to make an alliance with Egypt’s Pharaoh Apries, who agreed to assist the Jews if they rebelled. Apries was as good 😊 as his word: unfortunately, however, the army he sent into Judah was quickly and easily dispatched by Nebuchadnezzar’s forces, who could now concentrate entirely on the errant kingdom of Judah land a desert . . . and reduce your cities to ruins,”lamented the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 4:7).
After about eighteen months, Jerusalem’s defenders were finally starved into submission. Zedekiah’s two sons were captured and executed before his eyes 👀 which were then put out. The king was led off to exile in Babylon, accompanied by up to 10,000 of his nation’s aristocratic, religious, and scholarly 🧐 elite: Nebuchadnezzar was determined to destroy not just the spirit but the very identity of the Jews, as well.” (MK, in 1001 Battles – page 30 – 2450 BCE-999 CE) History of World-Ideas-Important Days and Historic Sites 1001 Before You Die Collection My one regret in life is that I am not someone else
“Raise the signal to go Zion! Flee for safety without delay! For I am bringing disaster from the north, even terrible 😢 destruction.”
Jeremiah 4:6
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⬇️This cuneiform tablet from Babylon records Nebuchadnezzar II’s capture of Jerusalem and campaign against the king 👑 of Egypt
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Losses: Many thousands dead 💀; 10,000 Jews deported to Babylon (30 | 2450 BCE-999 CE)
To see ⬇️⬆️Megiddo 609 BCE Opis 539 BCE ➡️⬆️⬇️
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