Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE)

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historical event military campaign siege

The Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) was the Babylonian military campaign that culminated in the destruction of Solomon’s Temple, the fall of the Kingdom of Judah, and the beginning of the Babylonian exile of the Jewish population.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Babylonian siege of Jerusalem	4
Siege of Jerusalem (587/586 BCE)	4
Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem	3
Babylonian conquest of Judah	2
Destruction of the First Temple	2
siege of Jerusalem	2
Babylonian conquest of the Kingdom of Judah	1
Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE	1
Destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon	1
Fall of Jerusalem (586 BCE)	1
Fall of Jerusalem (587/586 BCE)	1
Second Siege of Jerusalem (587/586 BCE)	1
Siege and fall of Jerusalem	1
Siege of Jerusalem	1
Siege of Jerusalem (1099)	1
Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) canonical	1
Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE)	1
fallOfJerusalemToBabylon	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ military campaign ⓘ siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ surface form: Fall of Jerusalem (586 BCE)
belligerent	Kingdom of Judah ⓘ Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
cause	rebellion of King Zedekiah against Babylonian rule ⓘ refusal of Judah to remain a Babylonian vassal ⓘ
chronologyDisputed	some scholars date the fall to 587 BCE ⓘ traditional date for the destruction of the First Temple is 586 BCE ⓘ
commander	Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ King Zedekiah of Judah ⓘ surface form: Zedekiah
commandingForce	Babylonian forces ⓘ surface form: Babylonian army
conflictIn	Neo-Babylonian–Kingdom of Judah wars ⓘ
describedIn	Babylonian chronicles ⓘ Book of Jeremiah ⓘ Books of Kings ⓘ surface form: Book of Kings Lamentations ⓘ surface form: Book of Lamentations Tanakh ⓘ surface form: Hebrew Bible
destroyed	Jerusalem city walls ⓘ First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: Solomon’s Temple royal palace of Judah in Jerusalem ⓘ
endDate	586 BCE ⓘ
historicalContext	Neo-Babylonian Empire expansion in the Levant ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Iron Age ⓘ surface form: Iron Age Levant
ledTo	end of the Davidic monarchy in Judah ⓘ transition from Kingdom of Judah to Babylonian province of Yehud ⓘ
location	Jerusalem ⓘ Kingdom of Judah ⓘ
opposingForce	Judean defenders ⓘ
partOf	Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Babylonian conquest of the Kingdom of Judah
precededBy	First Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE) ⓘ
religiousSignificance	associated with the fast of the Tenth of Tevet in Judaism ⓘ beginning of the Babylonian captivity of the Jews ⓘ central event in Jewish history of the First Temple period ⓘ commemorated by the fast of Tisha B’Av in Judaism ⓘ
result	Babylonian victory ⓘ beginning of the Babylonian exile ⓘ burning of royal palace in Jerusalem ⓘ deportation of part of the Judean population to Babylonia ⓘ destruction of Jerusalem’s city walls ⓘ destruction of Solomon’s Temple ⓘ fall of the Kingdom of Judah ⓘ
significantEvent	appointment of Gedaliah as governor of Judah ⓘ blinding of King Zedekiah ⓘ breach of Jerusalem’s walls ⓘ capture of King Zedekiah ⓘ execution of Zedekiah’s sons ⓘ
startDate	587 BCE ⓘ

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Zedekiah of Judah → event → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

subject surface form: Zedekiah

King Zedekiah of Judah → conflict → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

subject surface form: Zedekiah

this entity surface form: Babylonian conquest of Judah

Neo-Babylonian Empire → significantEvent → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE)

Neo-Babylonian Empire → significantEvent → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

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

Titus → notableWork → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Jerusalem

Lamentations → historicalEventDescribed → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon

Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" → mainSubject → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

subject surface form: The Jewish War

this entity surface form: siege of Jerusalem

Tisha BAv → commemorates → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

subject surface form: Tisha B'Av

this entity surface form: Destruction of the First Temple

Tisha BAv → commemorates → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

subject surface form: Tisha B'Av

this entity surface form: Siege and fall of Jerusalem

First Crusade → significantEvent → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Jerusalem (1099)

Tevet → commemorates → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Babylonian siege of Jerusalem

King Davidic dynasty → endCause → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Babylonian conquest of Judah

King of Judah → endCause → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem

Jeremiah → associatedWithEvent → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: fallOfJerusalemToBabylon

Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fall of Jerusalem (586 BCE)

Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) → partOf → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Babylonian conquest of the Kingdom of Judah

Three Weeks → commemorates → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: siege of Jerusalem

Boaz → destroyedBy → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem

royal court of Judah → dissolvedBy → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem

Kingdom of Judah → event → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Babylonian siege of Jerusalem

Kingdom of Judah → event → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Destruction of the First Temple

Fast of the Tenth of Tevet → commemorates → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Babylonian siege of Jerusalem

Iron Age II → endMarkedBy → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE

Neo-Babylonian–Kingdom of Judah wars → hasPart → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

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

Neo-Babylonian–Kingdom of Judah wars → relatedTo → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fall of Jerusalem (587/586 BCE)

First Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE) → followedBy → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Siege of Jerusalem (587/586 BCE)

Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem → significantEvent → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

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

Solomon's Temple → destructionEvent → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

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

Siege of Jerusalem → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: Babylonian siege of Jerusalem