2 Kings 25:8

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Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, to Jerusalem.

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The Babylonian and Persian EmpiresThe Babylonian and Persian empires that carried Judah into exile and later allowed the return.

The Assyrian and Babylonian ExileThe kingdoms of Judah and Israel with the routes of the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities.

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Babylon and Chaldea denote the Neo-Babylonian empire whose commander came to Jerusalem to complete its destruction; Jerusalem was Judah’s capital

Places in this passage

2 Kings 25:8 mentions Arabah, Babylon, Chaldea, Egypt, Hamath, Jericho, Jerusalem, Mizpah and Riblah.

Photo of Arabah — Arabah · Anastasia Pozdnyakova

Photo of Babylon — Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky

Photo of Chaldea — Chaldea · M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato