![]() ![]() ![]() The ancient Jewish-Roman historian Josephus fills in the dates of some of these events, but we don’t have other ancient texts to corroborate him. A series of tablets known as the Babylonian Chronicle support some of the Old Testament narrative surrounding him, but it stops recording in 594 BC, before his second invasion, the destruction of the temple, the Babylonian captivity, and many of the events recorded in the Old Testament. He’s also mentioned in numerous rabbinic commentaries and six apocryphal texts. King Nebuchadnezzar is mentioned in the books of Jeremiah, 2 Kings, and 2 Chronicles, and he plays a prominent role in Daniel. He conquered Jerusalem (twice), destroyed Solomon’s temple, and took many Jews captive, initiating the period of Jewish history known as the Babylonian captivity or the Babylonian exile, which lasted about 70 years. In the Bible, Nebuchadnezzar is one of the most well-known Old Testament villains. Under his rule, the Neo-Babylonian empire was one of the most powerful kingdoms in the world, and Babylon grew into a formidable city. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which he constructed for his wife, was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. He was the most important ruler of the Neo-Babylonian Empire and a renowned builder. ![]() Nebuchadnezzar (also called Nebuchadrezzar) was king of Babylon from around 605 BC to 562 BC. ![]()
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