Tour · c. 587 BC

The fall of Jerusalem and the exile

Jerusalem 2 Kgs 25:1–3
Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem until the famine prevails in the city.
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Jericho 2 Kgs 25:4–5 · ≈ 23 km in a straight line
King Zedekiah flees and is caught on the plains of Jericho.
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Riblah 2 Kgs 25:6–7 · ≈ 305 km in a straight line
Judgement at Riblah: Zedekiah's sons are killed and he is blinded.
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Jerusalem 2 Kgs 25:8–10 · ≈ 325 km in a straight line
Nebuzar-adan burns the Temple, the palace and the city, and the army of the Chaldees pulls down the walls.
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Babylon 2 Kgs 25:11 · ≈ 870 km in a straight line
The rest of the people left in the city are carried into exile to Babylon.
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Ramah Jer 40:1 · ≈ 870 km in a straight line, the way is not told
At Ramah Jeremiah is set free from among the captives.
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Mizpah Jer 40:6 · ≈ 4 km in a straight line
He stays with Gedaliah, the governor, at Mizpah.
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Tahpanhes Jer 43:7 · ≈ 310 km in a straight line
After Gedaliah's murder the remnant flees to Egypt, to Tahpanhes.
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