biography
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Nebuchadnezzar II
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also spelled Nebuchadrezzar
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pronunciation:
[nebookadnezer]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.630–562 BC)
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| biography:
| King of Babylon (605–562 BC). He succeeded his father Nabopolassar, and during his 43-year reign recovered the long-lost provinces of the kingdom, once more making Babylon a supreme nation. He not only restored the empire and rebuilt Babylon, but almost every temple throughout the land underwent restoration at his hands. Every mound opened by explorers has contained bricks, cylinders, or tablets inscribed with his name. In 597 he captured Jerusalem, and in 586 destroyed the city, removing most of the inhabitants to Chaldea. |
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