Babylonian exile

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The Babylonian exile was the period in the 6th century BCE when much of the Jewish population of the Kingdom of Judah was deported to Babylon, profoundly shaping Jewish religion, identity, and scripture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish diaspora
forced migration
historical event
alsoKnownAs Babylonian captivity
linked to: Babylonian exile
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of Judah
linked to: Judea
country Achaemenid Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire
describedBySource Babylonian administrative texts
Cyrus Cylinder
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
endTime 538 BCE
late 6th century BCE
followedBy Persian period in Judah
Return to Zion
Second Temple period
rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem
repatriation of some Judean exiles
hasCause Neo-Babylonian conquest of Judah
siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE)
linked to: Babylonian exile
hasEffect development of Judaism as a book-centered religion
emergence of synagogue-style worship practices
emphasis on Torah observance
formation of Jewish diaspora identity
redaction and compilation of parts of the Hebrew Bible
shift from territorial to communal concept of Israel
strengthening of Jewish monotheism
theological reflection on covenant and punishment
hasParticipant Achaemenid Empire
Cyrus the Great
Judean elites
King Jehoiachin of Judah
King Zedekiah of Judah
Nebuchadnezzar II
Neo-Babylonian Empire
priests of the Jerusalem Temple
scribes of Judah
influenced Christian interpretations of exile and restoration
concept of diaspora in Western thought
later Jewish eschatology
location Babylon
linked to: Mesopotamia

Kingdom of Judah
linked to: Judea
mainSubject Jewish people
linked to: Jews
partOf Jewish history
history of ancient Israel and Judah
religionInvolved Judaism
significantEvent destruction of the First Temple
first deportation from Judah to Babylon in 597 BCE
second deportation from Judah to Babylon in 586 BCE
significantText 2 Chronicles 36
2 Kings 24–25
linked to: Neviim

Book of Ezekiel
Book of Jeremiah
Ezra–Nehemiah
Lamentations
Psalm 137
linked to: Psalms

Second Isaiah
startTime 597 BCE
timePeriod 6th century BCE

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Jews hasHistoricalEvent Babylonian exile
Judaism experiencedEvent Babylonian exile
Babylonian exile alsoKnownAs Babylonian captivity
linked to: Babylonian exile
Babylonian exile hasCause siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE)
linked to: Babylonian exile
First Temple in Jerusalem causeOfDestruction Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem
linked to: Babylonian exile
Second Temple in Jerusalem rebuiltAfter Babylonian exile
Book of Jeremiah theme Babylonian exile
Book of Jeremiah mentionsEvent first Babylonian deportation
linked to: Babylonian exile
Galut linkedToEvent Babylonian exile
Neo-Babylonian Empire significantEvent Babylonian captivity of the Jews
linked to: Babylonian exile
Persian Jews historicalPresenceSinceEvent Babylonian exile
Nebuchadnezzar II knownFor Babylonian exile of the Jews
linked to: Babylonian exile
scribes of Judah timePeriod Babylonian exile
Second Isaiah periodDescribed Babylonian exile
Return to Zion startAfter Babylonian exile
Return to Zion precededBy Babylonian captivity
linked to: Babylonian exile
Kings coversEvent Babylonian conquest of Judah
linked to: Babylonian exile
Books of Kings endsWith Babylonian exile of Judah
linked to: Babylonian exile
Baruch setting Babylonian exile
Letter of Jeremiah addressedTo Judean exiles in Babylon
linked to: Babylonian exile
King Davidic dynasty succeededBy Babylonian provincial administration of Judah
linked to: Babylonian exile
Susanna timeOfSetting Babylonian exile
Maoz Tzur mentions Babylonian exile
Geonim appliesToJurisdiction Babylonian Jewry
linked to: Babylonian exile
Nehushta associatedWithEvent Babylonian exile of Judah
linked to: Babylonian exile
Chebar canal associatedWithEvent Babylonian exile of the Jews
linked to: Babylonian exile
Suffering of Zion relatedToEvent Babylonian conquest of Judah
linked to: Babylonian exile
Israelites traditionalEvent Babylonian exile
Jekonias associatedWithEvent Babylonian exile
Shealtiel associatedWithPeriod Babylonian exile
Antiquities of the Jews containsAccountOf Babylonian exile
Geonic period appliesToJurisdiction Babylonian Jewry
linked to: Babylonian exile
David ben Zakkai sphereOfInfluence Babylonian Jewry
subject linked to: Exilarch David ben Zakkai
linked to: Babylonian exile
Yekonyah event Babylonian exile
Yekonyah associatedWith Babylonian captivity of Judah
linked to: Babylonian exile
Kingdom of Judah event Babylonian exile
Book of 2 Kings culminatesIn Babylonian exile
Book of 2 Kings containsAccountOf Babylonian deportations
linked to: Babylonian exile
Major Prophets historicalContext Babylonian exile
Jerusalem’s restoration linkedTo Babylonian exile
Meshach associatedWith Babylonian captivity
linked to: Babylonian exile
Meshach captivityContext Babylonian exile
Abednego captivityContext Babylonian exile
Greek Daniel narrativeSetting Babylonian exile
Shadrach associatedWith Babylonian captivity
linked to: Babylonian exile
Book of Baruch subject Babylonian exile
Baltasar hasScripturalAssociation Babylonian captivity
linked to: Babylonian exile
Yehud Medinata startAfter Babylonian exile