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Destruction of the First Temple

c. 587 BC

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Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar II destroy Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem

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Connections

preceded Edict of Cyrus and the Return to Zion — Babylonian exile
preceded Destruction of the Second Temple — Rebuilt c. 516 BC, destroyed again in AD 70
preceded by First Temple built by Solomon

Part of

The Temples in Jerusalem

Sources

Wikipedia: Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC) (accessed 2026-09-28)