Neo-Babylonian–Kingdom of Judah wars

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The Neo-Babylonian–Kingdom of Judah wars were a series of late 7th–early 6th century BCE military campaigns in which the Neo-Babylonian Empire subdued and ultimately destroyed the Kingdom of Judah, culminating in the fall of Jerusalem and the Babylonian exile.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Near Eastern war
military conflict
war
cause Judah’s shifting allegiance between Egypt and Babylon
Neo-Babylonian expansion into the Levant
rebellions of Judah against Babylonian overlordship
chronologicalContext after the fall of the Assyrian Empire
contemporary with the rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
commandedBy Nebuchadnezzar II
conflictBetween Kingdom of Judah
Neo-Babylonian Empire
consequence beginning of the Babylonian exile of the Judeans
end of the Davidic monarchy in Judah
incorporation of Judah into the Neo-Babylonian Empire
describedIn Book of Ezekiel
Book of Jeremiah
Books of Chronicles
Books of Kings
endTime early 6th century BCE
hasPart Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem
surface form: Babylonian campaign against Judah under Nebuchadnezzar II

Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE)
surface form: Siege of Jerusalem (587/586 BCE)

First Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE)
surface form: Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE)
location Jerusalem
Kingdom of Judah
Levant region
surface form: Levant
mainBelligerent Kingdom of Judah
Neo-Babylonian Empire
opponent Egypt (as ally of Judah in some phases)
opposedBy King Jehoiachin of Judah
surface form: Jehoiachin of Judah

Jehoiakim
surface form: Jehoiakim of Judah

King Zedekiah of Judah
surface form: Zedekiah of Judah
partOf history of the Kingdom of Judah
history of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
relatedTo Babylonian exile
surface form: Babylonian captivity

Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE)
surface form: Fall of Jerusalem (587/586 BCE)

history of ancient Israel and Judah
religiousSignificance central to Jewish understanding of exile and covenant in the Hebrew Bible
result Babylonian exile
Babylonian victory
destruction of the Kingdom of Judah
fall of Jerusalem
significantEvent destruction of Solomon’s Temple
first deportation of Judeans to Babylon (597 BCE)
second major deportation of Judeans (after 587/586 BCE)
startTime late 7th century BCE

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Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) conflictIn Neo-Babylonian–Kingdom of Judah wars
Saite political renaissance hasMilitaryEvent Neo-Babylonian–Kingdom of Judah wars
this entity surface form: conflicts with Neo-Babylonia
Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem conflict Neo-Babylonian–Kingdom of Judah wars
this entity surface form: Babylonian–Judean wars