by hadassah | Oct 28, 2008 | Babylonian Captivity
Nabonidus Chronicle The Nabonidus Chronicle records the events during the rule of the last king of Babylonia (King Nabonidus) before the Persian king Cyrus conquered the kingdom in October 539 BCE. However the Chronicles are currently damaged, leaving many blanks and...
by hadassah | Apr 7, 2008 | Babylonian and Greco Roman Diasporas, Babylonian Captivity, Bible and Beyond
According to the Astronomical Diaries, a collection of Babylonian texts in which astronomical observations and political events are recorded, Alexander the Great died on June 11, 323 BCE. Alexander marched to Babylon, where he drank heavily at many banquets, and...
by hadassah | Apr 7, 2008 | Babylonian and Greco Roman Diasporas, Babylonian Captivity, Bible and Beyond
Less than fifty years later, the great Babylonian empire fell as suddenly as it had arisen, overwhelmed by Cyrus, founder of a new Persian empire. Babylon, the capital, was taken at the end of they year 539 BC, and by 538 the entire empire came under Persian...
by hadassah | Apr 7, 2008 | Babylonian Captivity
Bible and Beyond [10] Unit 2- THE POWER OF THE WORD (Sixth Century B.C.E. to Second Century C.L) PROGRAM OVERVIEW The kingdom of Judah was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, and many Israelites and their nobility were exiled to Babylonia. There they reestablished their...
by hadassah | Apr 7, 2008 | Babylonian Captivity
Nabonidus Cylinder The Nabonidus Cylinder from Sippar is a foundation text in which king Nabonidus of Babylonia (556-539) describes how he carefully repaired three temples. It names Belshazzar (Daniel 5-29-30) as son of Babylonian King Nabonidus. The Nabonidus...
