Most of the remaining survivors were taken captive to Babylon for exactly 70 years, as prophesied by the prophet Jeremiah. Approximately 100,000 Jewish people were killed during this invasion of Judah, the southern kingdom. On the 9th of Av, the Holy Temple, built by King Solomon, was set on fire and destroyed by the Chief of Nebuchadnezzar’s army.
The First Temple destroyed by the Babylonians God decreed in Numbers 13 that they would therefore wander in the desert for 40 years. The result of their disobedience to God was catastrophic. The spies returned from the Promised Land with bad reportsĪlthough Joshua and Caleb trusted the Lord and had faith that He would deliver the people and the land “into their hands,” the others were faithless and feared the people of the land. Along with the Temple destruction, the 9th of Av has been the date for some of the most tragic events affecting the Jewish people. Marking the First Temple destruction, Zechariah refers to the 9th of Av as, “the fast of the fifth” (Zechariah 8:19), as Av is the fifth month on the religious Hebrew calendar.ĭue to differences between the two calendars, the day falls during July/August. On this day, Jewish people remember the destruction of First and Second Temples in Jerusalem, both events which occurred on the same day, the 9th of Av. It is a solemn day in which Jews fast, pray, and reflect on the most destructive events in biblical history and marks the culmination of three weeks of mourning for the Jewish people. In the Hebrew calendar, the 9th of Av (Tisha b’Av) begins this year at sundown on 31st July and ends sundown on 1st August. Today is one of the most significant dates in all of history.
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