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II KINGS 25:25

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II KINGS 25:30

Ishmael kills Gedaliah (S/A - Jere 41:1-3)

and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees. READ NEXT - Jeremiah 43:8 - 44:30 King Jehoiachin is released from prison (S/A - Jere 52:31-34) (Note - This event took place in the 1st 27 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison; 28 And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon; 29 And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life. 30 And his allowance was a continual al- lowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life. Historical Note - Babylonian history continued c. 560 BCwith the New KingdomPeriod in which Evilmerodach was murdered by his brother-in-law Nergal-Shar-Usur (560-556 BC) who in turn assumed Babylon’s throne. Four years later Nergal-Shar-Usur died and a noble by the name of Nabonidus (556-539 BC), who married Nebuchadnezzar’s daughter, Nitocris, then ruled. Three years later in 553 BC Nabonidus’ eldest son, Belshazzar (553-539 BC), became co-regent with him and continued in that capacity until the fall of Babylon in 539 BC to the Medes and Persians. year of King Evil-merodach’s reign) Date - Mar 25 - 27, 561 BC/AM 3439

25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah. READ NEXT - Jeremiah 41:4 - 43:6 The remnant and Jeremiah enter Egypt (S/A - Jere 43:7) 26 And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose,

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Bethlehem •

• Tahpanhes

EGYPT

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Jeremiah is taken to Tahpanhes, Egypt Map #257 25:27 Evil-merodach reigned from 562 - 560 BC.

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