First major Babylonian deportation
Babylon removes Judah's king and elites; Ezekiel's ministry begins among the exiles.
Perspective note
Shared subject; this bundled record was originally written with an Orthodox-informed editorial lens.
People
- Jehoiachin
- Nebuchadnezzar II
- Ezekiel
Scripture
- 2 Kings 24:10–17 — Kings narrates Jerusalem's siege and the deportation of King Jehoiachin and others to Babylon.
- Ezekiel 1:1–3 — Ezekiel dates his opening vision from among the exiles by the Chebar canal.