Nebuchadnezzar II

Sources

1. BookA History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC
2. BookAssyrian and Babylonian Chronicles

Relations

child of:

• Nabopolassar

  Sources: A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC, Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles

built:

• Ishtar Gate

  Sources: Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East, A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC

conquered:

• Jerusalem

  Sources: Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles, A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC

destroyed:

• Solomon's Temple

  Sources: The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology’s New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts

ruled:

• Neo-Babylonian Empire

  Sources: A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC

Appears in5 items

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  Mesopotamia3 items
  • Battle of Carchemish · commander605 BCE O.S.
  • Reign of Nebuchadnezzar II605 BCE O.S.
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    Nebuchadnezzar takes Jerusalem · conqueror16 Mar 597 BCE O.S.
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  The Bible: Story and Scholarship1 item
  • Babylon destroys Jerusalem and the First Temple · conqueror587 BCE
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  The World’s Religions1 item
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    Babylon destroys the First Temple: the exile · conquerorc. 587 BCE