Evangelical Christians claim Jerusalem was destroyed in either 587 or 586 BCE. What is the evidence?
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Whereas Jehovah's Witnesses believe Jerusalem was destroyed in 607 BC, historians, many evangelical Christians, and most others who write on such things believe it was destroyed in either 587 or 586 BCE: this is the general consensus outside of the confines of the JW world.
Is there any Biblical evidence to support either of the two dates 587/586? What other evidence supports either of these dates?
Please give evidence, either Biblical or extra-Biblical, not just statements of belief.
All except JWs are invited to answer - JWs have their own related question - https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/78706/23657 - as long as you declare your doctrinal/denominational position. Even a reference to your stack exchange profile would be fine, as long as the profile describes your doctrinal/denominational position.
A question asking for evidence in favour of 586 BC rather than 587 BC, or vice versa, is asked here: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/96158/was-the-destruction-of-the-first-temple-in-586-bc-or-587-bc
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