586 BC
Fall of Jerusalem, destruction of the Temple
2 Kings 25, Jeremiah 39, Baruch 1:1-9
582 BC
Final deportation, Gedaliah's assassination
Jeremiah 52:30, 2 Kings 25:11-26, Baruch 1:10-22
562 BC
Death of Nebuchadnezzar II
Jeremiah 52:31, Baruch 2:1-3:8 (theological reflection)
561 BC
Jehoiachin released from prison
2 Kings 25:27
553 BC
Rise of Cyrus
Daniel (context), Tobit 14:4-5; Baruch 4:21-29
539 BC
Fall of Babylon to the Persians
Daniel 5, Bel and the Dragon
538 BC
Edict of Cyrus, allowing the Jews to return
Ezra 1:1-4, Baruch 4:36-5:9; Tobit 13-14
