Nebuchadnezzar II conquered Jerusalem in 597 B.C.
Sources
- What Does the Future of the Euphrates Spell for the Middle East? (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://www.livius.org/sources/content/mesopotamian-chronicles-content/abc-5-jerusalem-chronicle/ (livius.org)
- https://cojs.org/the_babylonian_chronicle_-chronicle_5-_nebuchadnezzar_besieges_jerusalem-_597_bce/ (cojs.org)
- https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/nebuchadnezzar-takes-jerusalem-babylonian-captivity-begins/ (ebsco.com)
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