History · 8 · Josiah and Huldah

Babylon's rise

After Ashurbanipal's death in 631 BCE, succession wars weakened Assyria. In 626, Chaldean tribes crowned Nabopolassar king of Babylon.

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Cities across southern Mesopotamia threw off Assyria's yoke, and the last Assyrian king left the Levant to Egypt.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 123

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