Astronomical dating in the antiquities

[Won2blv]

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The Babylonian Chronicles indicate that until 605 BC Nebuchadnezzar was quite busy with the Assyrian-Egyptian coalition.  After capturing Nineveh and chasing them to Harran, which he also took, he withstood a siege of Harran and finally defeated them at Carchemish in 605. 

There is a constant tendency in the OT to portray "Jerusalem" as far larger and more important than it actually was.  Archaeology shows that it was an 8,000 person settlement at its peak.  I suspect the Nebuchadnezzar had far more important and strategically important sites to secure before he could worry about Judah.

[Won2blv]

The Babylonian Chronicles indicate that until 605 BC Nebuchadnezzar was quite busy with the Assyrian-Egyptian coalition.  After capturing Nineveh and chasing them to Harran, which he also took, he withstood a siege of Harran and finally defeated them at Carchemish in 605. 

There is a constant tendency in the OT to portray "Jerusalem" as far larger and more important than it actually was.  Archaeology shows that it was an 8,000 person settlement at its peak.  I suspect the Nebuchadnezzar had far more important and strategically important sites to secure before he could worry about Judah.

These babylonian chronicles you mention, how do they date them? Do they use these astronomical calendars made by men that weren't exactly historian? Thanks

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[Won2blv]

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Sennacherib was YOOGE.  Unlike Drumpf.