Nebuchadnezzar

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Nebuchadnezzar: (d. 397 BCE) Babylonian king. During the reign of Joiakim and Jehoiachin, Nebuchadnezzar exiled to Babylon many of the politically powerful Jews and members of the royal family, including Daniel and his colleagues Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. When the last Jewish monarch, Zedekiah, revolted, Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the Temple, and exiled most of the remaining Jews. Towards the end of his life he suffered a seven year bout of insanity.

Nebuchadnezzar died 397 BCE Event

Death of King Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian emperor who conquered Jerusalem and destroyed the first Holy Temple 26 years earlier, died on the 25th of Adar of the year 3364 from creation. (Jeremiah 52:31)

Jewish Practice » Jewish Calendar » Adar » Adar 25 » Jewish History

Zedekiah Book

Zedekiah's Rebellion, Jeremiah's Advice Ignored, Jeremiah Thrown Into Prison, Jeremiah Thrown Into Mudpit, Capture of Jerusalem

Learning & Values » Jewish History » A Brief Biblical History » Prophets and Kings » The Kingdom of Judah

Destruction of Jerusalem and the Holy Temple Book

Nebuchadnezzar Destroys Jerusalem

Learning & Values » Jewish History » A Brief Biblical History » Prophets and Kings » The Kingdom of Judah

Jehoiachin Book

Joiakim Is Dethroned, Jeremiah's Letter to the Exiles

Learning & Values » Jewish History » A Brief Biblical History » Prophets and Kings » The Kingdom of Judah

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