| Nebuchadnezzar (740 words) |
 | Until 1956, virtually all historical knowledge about Nebuchadnezzar was obtained from the Bible and Josephus, but the tablets of the Babylonian Chronicle, discovered in 1956, covering the first 11 years of his reign are perhaps the harbingers of more to come in the field of historical texts dealing with Nebuchadnezzar’s time. |
| Nebuchadnezzar pursued the fleeing Egyptian forces to the district of Hamath and in a 2nd battle crushed them completely, then conquered the whole "Hatti land," that is, Syria-Palestine. |
| Nebuchadnezzar took the city on Adar 2 (approximately March 16), 597 b.c.; sent Jehoiachin captive to Babylon with 10,000 of his most distinguished citizens (vs. 8–15), among whom was the prophet Ezekiel (Eze 1:1, 2; 33:21); and made Jehoiachin’s uncle, Zedekiah, king of Judah in Jehoiachin’s stead (2 Ki 24:17). |
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