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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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 ⓘ