The Nations Surrounding Jerusalem

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