Lux Domini
In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.

Key themes

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Glossary

Babylon Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.

Jehoiakim Person

He whom Jehovah has set up, the second son of Josiah, and eighteenth king of Judah, which he ruled over for eleven years (B. C. 610-599). His original name was Eliakim (q. v. ).

Jerusalem Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.