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The House That Solomon Built—and Babylon Burned

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From the biblical perspective, Nebuchadnezzar destroyed not just a city, but the very house of their god.
This episode details the final days and destruction of Solomon's Temple by the Neo-Babylonian Empire under King Nebuchadnezzar. It explores the geopolitical shifts, the fall of the Kingdom of Judah, and the profound impact of the Babylonian Exile on Jewish identity, while also touching on the archaeological challenges of verifying the temple's remains.

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A careful descent from Josiah's reforms to Judah's collapse, with one useful detour.

This episode tracks Judah from Josiah's reforming high point into the slow collapse that follows his death, and its real strength is the steady line it draws between those moments.

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