The Babylonian captivity of Judah
The Babylonian captivity of Judah
The facts
| Dates | 587 BC |
|---|---|
| Era | The Exile |
| Source | Printed on the chart |
Where this sits on the chart
The Babylonian captivity of Judah falls 3417 years out from Creation at the centre, inside the The Exile arc. On the printed chart you can put a finger here and read straight outward to see what the rest of the world was doing in the same moment.
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Who else was alive
Zedekiah599 BC – 588 BCEzekiel595 BC – 574 BCThe ministry of the prophet Ezekiel in Babylon593 BC – 571 BCFall of Jerusalem588 BCTaught 571-544551 BC – 479 BCReturn from exile536 BCThe reconstruction of the temple in Jerusalem (Second Temple)536 BC – 516 BCPythagoras established fthe oundation530 BC
Now see where it sits
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