First Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE)

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The First Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE) was a Babylonian assault under King Nebuchadnezzar II that led to the city's capture, the deposition of King Jehoiachin, and the first major deportation of Judeans to Babylon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in ancient history ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Babylonian siege of Jerusalem ⓘ
First capture of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Judah ⓘ
Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
cause rebellion of Jehoiakim and Jehoiachin against Babylonian rule ⓘ
refusal of Judah to remain a loyal vassal of Babylon ⓘ
commander Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ
conflict Babylonian Empire vs. Kingdom of Judah ⓘ
consequence beginning of the Babylonian exile ⓘ
deportation of Judean elite to Babylon ⓘ
loss of political independence of the Kingdom of Judah ⓘ
transfer of temple and palace treasures to Babylon ⓘ
date 597 BCE ⓘ
deportedPopulation Judeans ⓘ
linked to: Israelites

craftsmen ⓘ
nobility ⓘ
royal family members ⓘ
soldiers ⓘ
deportedTo Babylon ⓘ
describedIn 2 Chronicles 36 ⓘ
2 Kings 24 ⓘ
Book of Jeremiah ⓘ
followedBy Second Siege of Jerusalem (587/586 BCE) ⓘ
historicalPeriod Iron Age Levant ⓘ
locatedIn Kingdom of Judah ⓘ
location Jerusalem ⓘ
mentionedIn Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh
opposingCommander Jehoiachin ⓘ
partOf Babylonian conquest of Judah ⓘ
precededBy Babylonian campaigns in the Levant ⓘ
Battle of Carchemish ⓘ
relatedTo Babylonian exile ⓘ
history of ancient Israel and Judah ⓘ
result Babylonian victory ⓘ
capture of Jerusalem ⓘ
deposition of King Jehoiachin ⓘ
first major deportation of Judeans to Babylon ⓘ
installation of Zedekiah as king of Judah ⓘ
rulingPowerAtTime Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ
target Jerusalem city walls ⓘ
Temple treasury ⓘ
royal palace of Judah ⓘ
vassalInstalled Zedekiah ⓘ
vassalOf Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ
year 597 BCE ⓘ

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Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) → precededBy → First Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE) ⓘ
Neo-Babylonian–Kingdom of Judah wars → hasPart → Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE) ⓘ
linked to: First Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE)
First Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE) → alsoKnownAs → First Babylonian siege of Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to: First Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE)
Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem → significantEvent → Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE) ⓘ
linked to: First Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE)