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    TEACHING BOX 7A

    The Nations Surrounding Jerusalem

    c. 650-300 B.C.E.

    TIME LINE (ALL YEARS B.C.E.)

    1. 620: Babylon begins to dominate Jerusalem

      Nebuchadnezzar makes Jerusalem’s king a vassal

    2. 617: Babylon takes first captives from Jerusalem

      Rulers, mighty warriors, and craftsmen are taken to Babylon

    3. 607: Babylon destroys Jerusalem

      The city and her temple are burned

    4. After 607: Tyre, mainland

      Nebuchadnezzar attacks Tyre for 13 years. He conquers mainland Tyre, but the island-city remains

    5. 602: Ammon and Moab

      Nebuchadnezzar invades Ammon and Moab

    6. 588: Babylon defeats Egypt

      In the 37th year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar invades Egypt

    7. 332: Tyre, island-city

      The Greek army, commanded by Alexander the Great, destroys the island-city of Tyre

    8. 332 or earlier: Philistia

      Alexander conquers Gaza, a Philistine capital city

    Locations on the Map

    • GREECE

    • GREAT SEA

    • (MEDITERRANEAN SEA)

    • TYRE

    • Sidon

    • Tyre

    • Samaria

    • Jerusalem

    • Gaza

    • PHILISTIA

    • EGYPT

    • BABYLON

    • AMMON

    • MOAB

    • EDOM

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