586 BCE
(on the
9th of Av)
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 | The Babylonians destroy King Solomon’s Temple, (about 4
centuries after it was built).
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 (Cyrus and the Jews )
(from an illustrated edition of Josephus by Fuquet) |
End of phase 1:
Start of phase 2:
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KINGS
BABYLON |
| Disperse Jewish population of Palestine. |
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537 BCE |
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| Cyrus, Prince of Persia, rules Babylonian empire.
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520 BCE |
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| Construction starts under Zerubbabel. |
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515 BCE |
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| Reconstruction of Second Temple completed.
 | Less grand than the original but attracts many pilgrims to the
Festivals. |
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| 445-440 BCE |
| Nehemiah finds city and Temple in disrepair.
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