🏛️ Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamiaeasy
Siege of Jerusalem
587 BCE · Jerusalem
Quick Facts
- Year
- 587 BCE
- Location
- Jerusalem
- Era
- 🏛️ Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia
- Difficulty
- easy

Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon besieged Jerusalem after King Zedekiah rebelled. After an 18-month siege, the city fell and Solomon's Temple was completely destroyed. The elite of Judah were deported to Babylon in what became known as the Babylonian Exile, one of the defining events in Jewish history.