Jerusalem’s vessels are carried away
2 Kings 24:10–16Nebuchadnezzar carries the king, leaders, craftsmen, and treasures to Babylon.
Places of Scripture · Mesopotamia
Babylon
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Babylon stands in Scripture as an imperial city, the destination of Judah’s captivity, and a powerful later prophetic image. Historical Babylon and prophetic uses must be read in their own contexts.
A reference to Babylon does not automatically describe the same period, ruler, or prophetic symbol.
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Jerusalem is destroyed
2 Kings 25:8–21The temple and city are burned and more people are carried away.
Cyrus permits the return
Ezra 1:1–11Cyrus commands that the house of the LORD be rebuilt.
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