The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Babylonian_Empire" id="mwEQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Neo-Babylonian Empire">Neo-Babylonian Empire</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(587_BC)" id="mwEg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC)">sacks</a> Jerusalem and destroys the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Temple" id="mwEw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="First Temple">First Temple</a>.