nebuchadnezzar
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1. nebuchadnezzar - Noun
2. Nebuchadnezzar - Proper noun
Meaning
a very large wine bottle holding the equivalent of 20 normal bottles of wine; used especially for display
(Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC)
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After the defeat of Pharaoh Necho's army by the Babylonians at Carchemish in 605 BCE, Jehoiakim began paying tribute to Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon.
After Nebuchadnezzar was defeated in Battle in 601 BCE by Egypt, Judah revolted against Babylon, culminating in a three-month siege of Jerusalem beginning in late 598 BCE.
Having completed the subjugation of Phoenicia, and a campaign against Egypt, Nebuchadnezzar set himself to rebuild and adorn the city of Babylon, and constructed canals, aqueducts, temples and reservoirs.
He was the son in law of Nebuchadnezzar II, and it is unclear if he was a Chaldean or native Babylonian who married into the dynasty.
In 601 BCE, in the fourth year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar unsuccessfully attempted to invade Egypt and was repulsed with heavy losses.
Despite widespread rumors, Sean Connery was offered the role of the Architect in the sequels, not that of Morpheus. citation * Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity : Freed by Morpheus, crew member of the Nebuchadnezzar, Neo's romantic interest.