feb 1, 582 BC - Evil-Merodach
(Amel-Marduk)
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Nebuchadnezzar dies after 43 years. His son takes the throne and releases Jehoiachin from prison bonds and even elevates him above other kings. (Jer 52; 2 Kings 25)
(2 Kings 25:27) "And in the 37th year of the exile of King Je·hoiʹa·chin of Judah, in the 12th month, on the 27th day of the month, King Eʹvil-merʹo·dach of Babylon, in the year he became king, released King Je·hoiʹa·chin of Judah from prison."
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