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The people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king instead of his father in Jerusalem. Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king and he reigned three months in…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Persian Period, Late 6th–4th Century BCE
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Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; his mother’s name was Nehushta daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. He did what was…
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Land of Israel (Israel)
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Biblical Period
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Cyrus Cylinder, Babylonia. In the inscription, Cyrus, the king of Persia (reigned 559–530 BCE), declares that he was chosen by Marduk, the god of Babylon, to free its citizens from the tyranny and…
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Babylon, Babylonia (Babylon, Iraq)
Date:
539 BCE