Siege of Tyre (586–573 BC)
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The siege of Tyre is usually assumed to have been waged for 13 years from 586 to 573 BC by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon.[3][4][5][6] The siege of Tyre, in Phoenicia, has a significant connection to the Book of Ezekiel which in chapter 26 announces that the city will soon fall to the Babylonian forces, while chapter 29 states that the siege was partially unsuccessful.[3][7][8] Only Josephus mentions that the siege lasted for 13 years, both in Antiquities of the Jews (Book X.228) and in Against Apion (1.156-159).[3] However, he dates the beginning of the siege to the 7th year of Nebuchadnezzar, which is 598/597 BC.
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Part of the Nebuchadnezzar II's wars in the Near East | |||||||
Tyre besieged by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon by Stanley Llewellyn Wood (1915) | |||||||
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Neo-Babylonian Empire | Tyre | ||||||
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Nebuchadnezzar II | Ithobaal III | ||||||
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Unknown | High?[3] |
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