c. 587 BCE
Babylon destroys Jerusalem and exiles Judah's elite
Nebuchadnezzar II burns Jerusalem and its Temple in 587 or 586 BCE and deports Judeans to Babylonia. In exile, scribes gather and reshape the traditions that would form the Hebrew Bible.
c. 587 BCE
Nebuchadnezzar II burns Jerusalem and its Temple in 587 or 586 BCE and deports Judeans to Babylonia. In exile, scribes gather and reshape the traditions that would form the Hebrew Bible.