-538 ⟶ Return from Babylonian Exile and Second Temple Construction
Return of some Jews from Babylonian exile who build the Seco...
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⚔️ Babylonian Conquest of Jerusalem
16 March 597 BC: Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king.⟶
SiegeKingdom of JudahExileWarfare
Israel
Iraq🔥 Babylonian Conquest of Jerusalem and Destruction of the First Temple
587 BC/586 BC: Jerusalem falls to the Babylonians, ending the Kingdom of Judah. The conquerors destroy Solomon's Temple and exile the land's remaining inhabitants. Babylonian Captivity for the Jews begins.⟶
Kingdom of JudahSiegeDestructionExileJewish HistoryWarfareReligious Violence
IsraelIraq🕍 Return from Babylonian Exile and Second Temple Construction
Return of some Jews from Babylonian exile who build the Second Temple about fifty years after the destruction of the First Temple, from 520 BC–516 BC.⟶
JudaismExileSecond TempleReligious HistoryJewish HistoryCyrus the GreatPersian Empire
IraqIsrael✡️ Jews Return to Jerusalem, Ending Babylonian Captivity
Jews transported to Babylon are allowed to return to Jerusalem, bringing to a close the Babylonian captivity.⟶
Babylonian ExileJewish HistorySecond Temple PeriodReligious FreedomPersian EmpireExileCyrus the Great
IraqIsrael
Iran🕍 Jerusalem Temple Construction Completed
12 March 515 BC: Construction is completed on the Temple in Jerusalem.⟶
JudaismTemplePersian EmpireReligious ArchitectureSecond TempleBiblical HistoryAchaemenid Empire
IsraelIran