On the tenth day of the fifth month, in the nineteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard, who served the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. He set fire to the temple of the LORD, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every important building he burned down. The whole Babylonian army under the commander of the imperial guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem. Jeremiah 52:12-14 Sunday, July 29 is Tisha B’Av, a day in the Jewish liturgical calendar that marks the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem. They were […]