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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: Nebuchadrezzar Ii Of Babylon King Of Babylon Note Born: at Abt. 610 BC , , , Married: Died: at Abt. 562 BC , , , Other Spouses: Nitokris
Father: Nabopolassar Of Babylon King Of Babylon Mother: Unknown
WIFE
Name: Amyitis Born: Died:
CHILDREN
Name: Amel-marduk Of Babylon King Of Babylon Born: at Abt. 579 BC , , , Died: at Abt. 560 BC , , ,
Name: Nebuchadrezzar Iii Of Babylon Prince Of Babylon Born: at Abt. 580 BC , , , Died:
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1). Nebuchadnezzar II reigned 605 562 BC , greatest k i n g o f t he neo Babylonian, or Chaldean, dynasty, who co nq ue re d muc h of southwestern Asia known also for his e xte nsi v e buildi ng in the major cities of Babylonia. Th e eld es t so n of Nabo polassar, Nebuchadnezzar commande d a Baby lon ian a rmy late i n his father s reign and in 6 05 BC tri umph ed ove r Egyptia n forces at the decisive Ba ttle of Ca rchem ish i n Syria, whi ch made Babylonia the p rimary mili tary p ower i n the Middl e East. After his fat her s death , Nebuch adnezza r returned t o Babylon and asc ended the th rone on S eptembe r 7, 605 BC. D uring the nex t eight year s he campai gned ext ensively in th e west aga inst Syria, P alestine, an d Egypt a nd against th e Arabs . On March 16 , 597 BC, he ca ptured Jer usalem and too k J ehoiakim, kin g of Judah, and m any of hi s people capti v e to Babylonia . He was subsequent ly trouble d by majo r revol ts in Babyl onia 594 BC and i n Judah 588 587 B C , which w ere vigo rously punished man y more Jews w er e exiled to Baby lonia . Nebuchadnezzar als o conducte d a 1 3 year siege of th e P hoenician city of Tyr e and la unched a n invasion of Egy p t in 568 BC. During th e latte r part of h is reign, as th e em pire of the Medes in creas ed in power t o the north an d east , Nebuchadnezzar bu il t a wall, known a s the Media n Wall, i n northern Babylo n ia to keep out the p otentia l invader. Neb uchadnezzar s co nquests brought in mu ch bo oty and tribute , creating an ag e of prosperity for Ba byl onia. He undertoo k an a mbitiou s construction program, r e building the temple s i n the maj or cult cities and refurb i shing his capita l a t Babylon wi th a splendid ziggurat pyr amid temple as wel l as othe rshrines, palaces, forti ficat ion wall s, and proce ssiona l ways. Later legend cred ited hi m wit h building one o f th e Seven Wonders of the W orld, th e H anging Gardens of Ba by lon, for his Median wif e Amyiti s . Nebuchadnezzar die d i n early October 562 BC a nd wa s succ eeded by his son Am el Ma rduk the biblical Ev il M erodach . Source Nebuchad nezza r II, Microsoft R Enc arta R 9 8 Encyclopedia. c 1993 19 97 Microsoft Co rpor ation. All r ights reserved. Babylonian C aptivity or Bab ylonian Exile, t erm applied t o the per io d between the depo rtation of th e Jews from Pales tin e t o Babylon by the Babyl onian king N ebuchadnezzar II a n d t heir release in 538 BC b y the Persi an king Cyrus. T wo m a in deportations are record ed one i n 597 BC, whe n Israe lit e nobles, warriors, and ar tisans w ere transpo rted an d on e in 586 BC when Nebuchadne zzar s army dest royed Jer usalem , and the major part of th e rem aining Is raelite co mmunity w as taken to Babylon. At t he t ime o f the secon d deportatio n an important group of Is rae lit es fled to E gypt thereafte r, only the poorest peasa n t s were allowe d to remain in Pale stine, and the politi c a l dissolutio n of independent Israe l was an accomplish e d fa ct. The ma jority of the Jews livin g in Babylon di d no t ret urn to P alestine at the end of th e exile perio d, bu t becam e a pa rt of the Diaspora, or bod y of Jews d isperse d amon g nati ons outside Palestine. Source Baby lonian Ca ptivity , M icrosoft R Encarta R 98 Encycl ope dia. c 19 93 199 7 Mi crosoft Corporation. All rights re s erved.Nebuch adnezz a r II reigned 605 562 BC , greates t kin g of theneo Baby lon ian, or Chaldean, dyna sty, wh o conquere d much o f sou thwes ternAsia known also for hi s extensive bu ildin g i n the ma j or cities ofBabylonia . The eldest son o f Nab op olassar, N ebuchadnezzar comman ded a Babylonianarmy l a t e in his fathe r s reign and i n 605 BC triumphed over E g y ptianforces a t the decisiv e Battle of Carchemish i n S yr ia , which madeB abylonia t he primary military powe r in th e Mid dle East. Af ter his father s de ath, Nebuchad nezzar r eturne d to Babylo n an d ascended thethrone on Sep tember 7 , 605 BC . Durin g t h e nexteight years he campai gnedexten sively i n the wes t a gainst Syria, Palestine, an d Egy pt a nd against the A rabs . On March 16, 597 BC, he c aptured Jer usalem and t o ok Jeho iakim,king o f Judah, an d many of hi s people capt iv e to Ba bylonia. Hewassubsequ ently trouble d by majo r re vol ts i n Babylonia 594 BC a nd in Judah 58 8 587 B C , which we r e vigorously punished many mo re Jew s wer e exiledto Baby l onia. Nebuchadnezza r also conducte d a 1 3 year siege of th eP hoenici an cit y of Tyre and laun che d an invasion of Egyp t i n 568 BC.Du ring the latter pa r t of his rei gn, as the e mpir e of th e Medes increasedi n p ower to the north and east , Neb ucha dnezzar bui l t a wall , known as theMedian Wall, i n nort h ern Babylo niato kee p out the potential invader. Ne buchad n ezzar s conquests b rought in much booty and tribute , cr eati n g anage of prosp erity fo r Babylonia. He underto o k an am bi tious construct ionprogram, rebuilding the temp le s i n the ma j or cult cities and refurbishinghis capit a l a t Babylon wit h a splendi d ziggurat pyramid temp l e as we llas other shr ines, pal aces, fortification wa lls , and proc essional ways.L ater le gen d credited him w it h building on e of the Seven Wo nder s of theWorld, th e Han ging Gardens o f Bab ylon, for hi s M edian wife Amyi tis.Ne buchadnezzar die d in early Octobe r 5 62 BC and wa s succee d ed by his sonAme l Marduk the bibl i cal Evil M erodach . Source Nebuchadne zzar II, Microsof t R Enc arta R9 8 Encyclopedia. c 1993 1997 Microso f t Cor por ation. Al l rights reserved. Baby lonian C a ptivity o r Babylonian Exile, term app lied to th e perio dbetw een th e deportation o f the Jews fro m Palesti ne t o Babylo n b y theBabylonian king Nebuchadnezza r II an d t heir rele a s e in 538 BC by thePersian king Cyrus . Tw o m ain deport atio ns are recorded one in 597 BC,wh e n Isr a elite noble s, warr iors, and artisans were transpor ted a nd onein 58 6 BC whe n Nebuchadne zzar s army destroy e d Jer usalem, an d the major part of the remaining Israel it e comm unity wa s t aken to Bab ylon. At thetime of th e secon d dep ortatio n an important gro up of Israelites f led t oEgy pt therea fter, only the poores t peasants were allowed t o r emain i nPalestine, and the po l itical dis solution of in de penden t Israel was anaccomplish ed fact . The majority o f t he Je ws li ving in Babylon did no tre turn to Palestin e a t th e end of the exile period, but b e came a par t ofth e Di as pora, or body of Jews disperse d amon g nations outsi de P a lestine. Source Babylonia n Captivity, Microsoft R E nca rta R 98 Encyclopedia. c 1993 1997 Mic roso ft Cor po ratio n. All rights reserve d. !BIRTH edwardiii.ged, edwardiii.ged !DEATH edwardiii.ged, edwardiii.ged

						

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