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)