jan 1, 590 BC - Zedekiah Claimed Independence
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Zedekiah asserted independence from the Babylonians in 590 BCE, which leads to Babylonian siege in 587 BCE.------------------------------------------------------------------------
Coogan, Michael David, and Cynthia R. Chapman. A brief introduction to the Old Testament: the Hebrew Bible in its context. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016, 290-291.
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jan 1, 590 BC
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~ 2617 years ago