aug 19, 586 BC - Seraiah the Priest is killed

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2 Kings 25/18-21

18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
19 And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city:
20 And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:
21 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.

*Note: this would have taken about 3 weeks to reach Riblah.

Seraiah's son Jehozadak, went into captivity (1 Chron 6/15). He had a son in captivity named Jeshua who was High Priest in captivity when Zerubbabel led the return after the Decree of Cyrus in 536 BC (50 years later)

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