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  2. Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC) - Wikipedia

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    On Tisha B'Av, July 587 or 586 BC, the Babylonians took Jerusalem, destroyed the First Temple and burned down the city. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 8 ] The small settlements surrounding the city, and those close to the western border of the kingdom, were destroyed as well. [ 8 ]

  3. Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE) - Wikipedia

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    The Destruction of the Temple at Jerusalem by Nicolas Poussin (1637). Oil on canvas, 147 × 198.5 cm. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Depicts the destruction and looting of the Second Temple by the Roman army led by Titus. [352] The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus by Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1846).

  4. History of Jerusalem - Wikipedia

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    This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Part of a series on Jerusalem History Timeline City of David 1000 BCE Second Temple Period 538 BCE–70 CE Aelia Capitolina 130–325 CE Byzantine 325–638 CE Early Muslim 638–1099 Crusader 1099 ...

  5. Timeline of Jerusalem - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Israel; Twelve Tribes of Israel; ... Jerusalem has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times. [2]

  6. Assyrian siege of Jerusalem - Wikipedia

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    The Assyrian siege of Jerusalem (c. 701 BC) was an aborted siege of Jerusalem, then capital of the Kingdom of Judah, carried out by Sennacherib, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. The siege concluded Sennacharib's campaign in the Levant , in which he attacked the fortified cities and devastated the countryside of Judah in a campaign of subjugation.

  7. Jerusalem - Wikipedia

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    An ancient settlement of Jerusalem, founded as early as the Bronze Age on the hill above the Gihon Spring, was, according to the Bible, named Jebus. [70] [71] [72] Called the "Fortress of Zion" (metsudat Zion), it was renamed as the "City of David", [73] and was known by this name in antiquity.

  8. Second Temple - Wikipedia

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    In 70 CE, at the height of the First Jewish–Roman War, the Second Temple was destroyed by the Roman siege of Jerusalem, [a] marking a cataclysmic and transformative point in Jewish history. [4] The loss of the Second Temple prompted the development of Rabbinic Judaism , which remains the mainstream form of Jewish religious practices globally.

  9. Timeline of the Second Temple period - Wikipedia

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    Some of the Idumeans leave Jerusalem and abandon the Zealots. [174] May–August 70. Siege of Jerusalem: Four legions of Roman troops under Titus besiege the city. Infighting between Jewish factions continues, and food supplies run low or are destroyed. Much of Jerusalem is destroyed by fire. The Second Temple is destroyed. Many residents ...