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  2. Assyrian siege of Jerusalem - Wikipedia

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    The story of the Assyrian siege is told in the biblical books of Isaiah (7th century BC), Second Kings (mid-6th century BC) and Chronicles (c. 350–300 BC). [3] As the Assyrians began their invasion, King Hezekiah began preparations to protect Jerusalem. In an effort to deprive the Assyrians of water, springs outside the city were blocked.

  3. Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC) - Wikipedia

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    The siege of Jerusalem (c. 589–587 BC) was the final event of the Judahite revolts against Babylon, in which Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, besieged Jerusalem, the capital city of the Kingdom of Judah. Jerusalem fell after a 30-month siege, following which the Babylonians systematically destroyed the city and Solomon's ...

  4. Timeline of Jerusalem - Wikipedia

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    15 BCE: Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, son-in-law of Emperor Augustus visits Jerusalem and offers a hecatomb in the temple. [30] Jesus at the Temple (Giovanni Paolo Pannini c. 1750) c. 6 BCE [†]: John the Baptist is born in Ein Kerem to Zechariah and Elizabeth. c. 6-4 BCE [†]: Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, 40 days after his birth in ...

  5. Siege of Jerusalem - Wikipedia

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    Sack of Jerusalem (925 BC), by Pharaoh Shishak, from biblical narrative; Siege of Jerusalem, during the Syro-Ephraimite War (736–732 BCE) Assyrian siege of Jerusalem (701 BCE) by Sennacherib, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire; Siege of Jerusalem (597 BC) by Nebuchadnezzar II of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, during Judah's first revolt against Babylon

  6. History of Jerusalem during the Kingdom of Jerusalem

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    The History of Jerusalem during the Kingdom of Jerusalem began with the capture of the city by the Latin Christian forces at the apogee of the First Crusade. At that point it had been under Muslim rule for over 450 years. It became the capital of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, until it was again conquered by the Ayyubids under Saladin in 1187.

  7. Siege of Jerusalem (1187) - Wikipedia

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    As the highest-ranking lord remaining in Jerusalem, according to the chronicler Ibn al-Athir, Balian was seen by the Muslims as holding a rank "more or less equal to that of a king." [5] Balian found the situation in Jerusalem dire. The city was filled with refugees fleeing Saladin's conquests, with more arriving daily.

  8. Timeline of ancient Assyria - Wikipedia

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    Carved in curious archaic character mirror-writing in old Assyrian on an alabaster block found during the German excavations at Assur under Walter Andrae, this sole exemplar of his contemporary inscriptions records that the god Ashur “requested of him” the construction of a temple and that he had “beer vats and storage area” built in ...

  9. Siege of Jerusalem (597 BC) - Wikipedia

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    The siege of Jerusalem (597 BC) was a military campaign carried out by Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, in which he besieged Jerusalem, then capital of the Kingdom of Judah. The city surrendered, and its king Jeconiah was deported to Babylon and replaced by his Babylonian-appointed uncle, Zedekiah .