Foreign Rule and the Jewish Diaspora
Babylon and Persians
1 After Babylon destroyed Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E., most Jews were exiled. Babylon destroyed Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E., most Jews were exiled to Babylon and held as captives for half a century.
2 The Persians then defeated Babylon in 539 B.C.E., many Jews returned to Judah under Persia’s rule. The Persian King, Cyrus, allowed the Jews to rebuild the temple. This ended the exile of Jews from Judea. |
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Romans
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