Empire • Neo-Babylonian Empire
Babylon rose to power after Assyria fell. Under Nebuchadnezzar II it conquered Judah, destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC, and exiled many Jews to Babylon.
Related: Nebuchadnezzar II, Belshazzar, Awel-Marduk
Scripture: 2 Kings 24:1, 2 Kings 25:8, Jeremiah 25:9, Daniel 1:1