sep 19, 587 BC - In 587 B.C.E Jerusalem fell to the Babylonian Nebuchadnezzar (the Assyrian power had been broken in 612 B.C.E) and the Jews were deported to Babylon in Mesopotamia (the Babylonian Exile). ( The book of Daniel is based in this time period)
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sep 19, 587 BC
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~ 2615 years ago