jan 1, 597 BC - First Siege of Jerusalem
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The first siege by the Babylonians against Jerusalem. Jehoiachin surrendered and exiled to Babylon along with several thousand elites. The Temple and royal treauries werre ransacked, but the city was spared.------------------------------------------------------------------------
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, 597 BC
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~ 2624 years ago