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Daniel 1:1

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In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Jerusalem, and besieged it.

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

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Places in this passage

Daniel 1:1 mentions Babylon, Chaldea, Jerusalem and Shinar.

Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky
Chaldea · M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA.
Jerusalem · Godot13
Shinar · Radomir Vrbovsky

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