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2. Family. Nebuchadnezzar was the eldest son of Nabopolassar, founder of the Chaldean or Neo-Babylonian dynasty of Babylon. He married Nitocris whose daughter may have married a son Nabonidus, who eventually succeeded him on the throne. He also married Amytis (Amuhia), daughter of Astyages, king of the Medes, possibly as part of the ...
- His Rise to Power
- His Relationship with G‑d
- His Immorality
- Conquest of Israel and Judea
- Crushing Response to Rebellion
- The Destruction of The Holy Temple
- Dreams, Idols, and Beasts
- His Death
- "Servant of G‑D"
- The Divine Presence in Exile
Despite being a man shortin height (a “little person”2),Nebuchadnezzar had soaring ambitions; he dreamed of dominating the world3and made no attempt to keep it a secret. As he traveled through towns andstates, he was frequently mocked, “Can a man like this reign over the entireworld?!”4 ButNebuchadnezzar rose to power with the ferocity of a roaring...
AlthoughNebuchadnezzar bowed to the sun17and other idols,18he did not deny the existence of G‑d. As he said to Daniel, “Truly, your G‑d is the G‑d of the godsand the Master of the kings.” But he made theclassic error of thinking that G‑d hadabdicated His direct involvement with the universe and delegated it to otherdeities.19Nevertheless, while ser...
Theeffects of circumscribing the One G‑d to a plane divorced from the physicalreality were readily evident in his morally corrupt and contemptible behavior.His sadistic tendencies drove him to bring about the slow, torturous death of Hiram, king of Tyre,21but not before raping his queen (who was his own mother22)before his eyes.23The Talmud reveals...
Babylonhad been engaged in a territorial struggle with the Egyptian Pharaoh Necho forcontrol of Syria,25with Babylon seeking conquest of all lands south of the Euphrates includingEgypt.26Nebuchadnezzar defeated the Egyptian forces at Charchemish27on the Euphrates and pursued Pharaoh’s armies in their retreat through Hamathin central Syria. After re...
Nebuchadnezzarhad always been wary of interfering with the Holy Temple and did not believethat G‑d would permit the destruction of Jerusalem. To ascertain the Divine intention, Nebuchadnezzar enlisted the services of asorcerer. Nebuchadnezzar shot several arrows towards various kingdoms, and whenall the arrows broke other than the one he shot towar...
Nebuchadnezzarlaid siege to Jerusalem for two years, and finally penetrated its walls onTammuz 9.48 He hadoutfitted Nebuzaradan with 300 mules ladenwith iron axes that could cut iron. All but one were broken in the attempt to breach one of Jerusalem’s gates. Afterinitially considering retreat, Nebuzaradan heeded a Heavenly voice thatencouraged him ...
Thenarratives surrounding Nebuchadnezzar’s attempts to ensnare the Jews in the practice of idolatry, the insanitythat plagued him for seven years, his charitable deeds towards the Jewish poor,and other stories, have been chronicled in a parallel article on the life of Daniel.
Nebuchadnezzardied in the year 3364 (397 BCE) and was succeeded by his son Evil [pronounced Eh-vil] Merodach whose reign extended for 23 years. He wasfollowed by King Belshazzar who ascended the throne in 3387 (374 BCE). Afterhis demise and burial, Nebuchadnezzar’s corpse was exhumed and pierced by hisenemies’ swords,60fulfilling the prophecy of Is...
Inthe prophecies of Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar is referred to as “My Servant” (“Avdi”),62implying that he acted on G‑d’s behalf.63 Addressingthe problem of referring to Nebuchadnezzar as “My Servant,” the Talmud teachesthat G‑d wished to preempt the error the Jews would make, thinking that theyhad been “sold”by G‑d to the nations of the earth, and th...
TheSages of the Talmud teach that even when the Jewish people are exiled, G‑densures that they are subjugated by a nation of prominence, “so that the nations do not say, ‘G‑d has delivered His people into the hands of a lowly nation.’”65Thus, prior to their exile, the enemy nation rises to prominence, as the versestates,66“Her adversaries have beco...
In 586 B.C.E. Nebuchadrezzar (also known as Nebuchadnezzar II), king of Babylon, attacked Jerusalem, destroyed the Temple and burned the city. This of course is the focal point of the Biblical story. For Nebuchadrezzar, however, Jerusalem was only one of many prizes, part of a major military operation in the West extending over many years.
King Nebuchadnezzar the Great, ruler of the land for over forty years, was its most renowned leader. He ruthlessly put down any resistance to his rule, including the Jews, who had the unfortunate fate of a homeland in the middle of great empires. Their capital city, Jerusalem, was destroyed in 586 BCE as part of Nebuchadnezzar’s effort to ...
Dec 1, 2022 · This study reexamines a lynchpin of Neo-Babylonian Levantine Phoenician historiography: Nebuchadnezzar II’s purported thirteen-year siege of Tyre in the early sixth century bce . This detail about the length of the siege can be found only in Josephus’ (first century ce ) writings, but this study’s new assessment of the (sixth-fifteenth century ce ) manuscript evidence shows that the more ...
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Nov 23, 2021 · Tyre (in modern-day Lebanon) is one of the oldest cities in the world, dating back over 4,000 years, during which it has been inhabited almost continuously. It was one of the most important, and at times the dominant, city of Phoenicia, whose citizens claimed it had been founded by the great god Melqart. The city was an ancient Phoenician port ...
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Nov 25, 2019 · Nebuchadnezzar was a warrior-king, often described as the greatest military leader of the Neo-Babylonian empire. He ruled from 605 – 562 BCE in the area around the Tigris-Euphrates basin. His ...
