606/605 BC
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Nebuchadnezzar · Babylon
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Creation years 3318–3362
Reference under review · 562/561 BC
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Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Nebuchadnezzar →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Nebuchadnezzar →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Nebuchadnezzar →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
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Events involving Nebuchadnezzar · Babylon
Creation year 3318606/605 BC
Nebuchadnezzar defeats Egypt at Carchemish
Jeremiah ties the battle of Carchemish to Jehoiakim’s fourth year. The linked Babylonian record supplies historical context alongside this event.
Jeremiah 46:1–2 · KJV
“The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles; Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim.”
Babylonian Chronicle context
Open Creation year 3318 in the Original Timeline →A contemporary Babylonian chronicle also records the western campaigns of Nabopolassar and Nebuchadnezzar; the complete modern translation remains at Livius.
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Nebuchadnezzar accedes to Babylon’s throne
The Jerusalem Chronicle places Nebuchadnezzar’s accession on 1 Ululu in 605 BC, before Tishri. In this timeline that remains Nisan year 872 and Creation year 3318; his first full Babylonian regnal year begins at Nisan in Creation year 3319.
Jeremiah 25:1 · KJV
“The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;”
Babylonian Chronicle context
Open Creation year 3318 in the Original Timeline →The Jerusalem Chronicle records Carchemish, Nabopolassar’s death, Nebuchadnezzar’s return in Ululu, and his accession to the throne in 605 BC.
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