Abstract
This article examines the impact of economic factors upon the decision-making processes of the political leadership of the kingdom of Judah on the eve of its fall to Babylonia. During its last days, Judah served as a buffer state between the Neo-Babylonian Empire and Egypt under the Twenty-Sixth Saite dynasty. The guiding premise adopted herein is that economic considerations played a key role in the decision to support Egypt rather follow Jeremiah's counsel that vassaldom to Babylonia formed the better option.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 321-339 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Revue Biblique |
Volume | 125 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2018 |
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