The Kingdom of Judah: 700 - 522

700

Judah

Egypt

Mesopotamia

  Manassah, 687-642 XXV Dynasty, 716-663 Sennacherib, 704-681 (Assyria)
      Esarhaddon, 680-669
    Invasion by Assyria Invasion of Egypt 671
  Josiah, 640-609 Sack of Thebes 663 Ashurbanapal, 668-627
  Deuteronomic Reform 621   RISE OF BABYLONIA
    XXVI Dynasty 664-525  

600

Death of Josiah at Megiddo, 609   Defeats of Assyria, 614-605
  Jehoiakim, 609-598 Necho II, 610-593 Nebuchadrezzar, 605-562
  First deportation, 597    

587

Fall of Jerusalem, 587   RISE OF PERSIA
  BABYLONIAN EXILE   Cyrus II, 550-539

550

    Fall of Babylon 539

539

Edict of Cyrus    
  RESTORATION    

520

Rebuilding of Temple   Darius I, 522-486