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Reign · Judah Alone604 BC

Nebuchadnezzar becomes sole ruler of Babylon

Dated from the sources quoted below

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Told in

Daniel 2:1–49In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams; and his spirit was troubled, and his sleep went from him.
Opening words from the World English Bible (public domain); the passage list is in-house

Who and where

NebuchadnezzarDanielBabylon ›
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How we know the date

ISBE's Old Testament chronology (1915) gives 604 BC.

Written in-house from the sources below · every year is a quotation

The sources, word for word

“The death of his father and his endangered succession recalled Nebuchadnezzar suddenly to Babylon, where he became sole ruler in 604.”

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · CHRONOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT · gives 604 BC

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