Judah in the Shadow of Babylon
This article surveys the penetration of the Neo-Babylonian empire in the southern Levant and the gradual disestablishment of the kingdom of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar II. Particular attention is paid to the strategic interests of Babylon in the region, the way conquered territories were viewed from the...
| Published in: | Hebrew bible and ancient Israel |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Mohr Siebeck
[2020]
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| In: |
Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Nabonidus Babylonia, King 609 BC-539 BC
/ Nebuchadnezzar II Babylonia, King -562 BC
/ Judah (Monarchy)
/ Deportation
/ Ascalon
/ Assyria
/ Babylon
/ Jerusalem
/ Levant
/ Arabia (Nord)
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
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| Summary: | This article surveys the penetration of the Neo-Babylonian empire in the southern Levant and the gradual disestablishment of the kingdom of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar II. Particular attention is paid to the strategic interests of Babylon in the region, the way conquered territories were viewed from the imperial perspective, and the impact of these factors on the destruction of Judah, its capital Jerusalem, and the exile of a large portion of its inhabitants to Babylonia. |
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| ISSN: | 2192-2284 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/hebai-2020-0003 |