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2 Kings 25 records the burning of the Temple, exile, and removal of its treasures. The Apocalypse of Abraham echoes this disaster in a vision given to Abraham, making the fate of his descendants part of the revelation attached to his covenant.
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2 Kings 25:9
Hebrew Bible
8 On the seventh day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, who served the king of Babylon, arrived in Jerusalem. 9 He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house. 10 The whole Babylonian army that came with the captain of the royal guard tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem. 11 Nebuzaradan, the captain of the royal guard, deported the rest of the people who were left in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen. 12 But he left behind some of the poor of the land and gave them fields and vineyards.
Apocalypse of Abraham 27:3
Pseudepigrapha, Apocalypses
1 And I looked and saw: behold! the picture swayed and [from it] emerged, on its left side, a heathen people, and they pillaged those who were on the right side, men and women and children: 2 [some they slaughtered,] others they retained with themselves. 3 Behold! I saw them run towards them through four entrances, and they burnt the Temple with fire, and they plundered the holy things that were in it. 4 And I said: "O Eternal One! Behold! the people (that spring) from me, whom You have accepted, the hordes of the heathen plunder, 5 and some they kill, while others they hold fast as aliens, and they have burnt the Temple with fire, and they rob the beautiful things in it [and destroy].
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Notes and References
“... Cf. the descriptions of
the “Babylonian captivity” in 2 Kings 25:11; Jer. 39:9; 52:15. There are further descriptions in this
chapter that are characteristic only of the First Temple destruction (cf. comments on Apoc. Ab.
27:1). ...”
Kulik, Alexander
"Apocalypse of Abraham" in Louis H. Feldman, James L. Kugel, and Lawrence H. Schiffman (eds.) Outside the Bible: Ancient Jewish Writings Related to Scripture
(p. 1474) The Jewish Publication Society, 2013
* The use of references are not endorsements of their contents. Please read the entirety of the provided reference(s) to understand the author's full intentions regarding the use of these texts.
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