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Date: c. 598 BCE - c. 538. Location: Babylonia. Participants: Jew. Key People: Ezekiel. Ezra. Jeremiah. Nebuchadnezzar II. Nehemiah. Babylonian Captivity, the forced detention of Jews in Babylonia following the Neo-Babylonian Empire’s conquest of the kingdom of Judah in 598/7 and 587/6 bce.
Learn about the four Biblical exiles of the Jews to Babylon, from 605 to 586 BCE, under Nebuchadnezzar II. Explore the historical and religious significance of the exile, the prophecies of Ezekiel, and the impact of Babylon on Jewish culture and script.
Learn about the historical events of the Babylonian Captivity, when the Jews were exiled from Judah to Babylon for 70 years. See the map, the dates, the prophets, and the fulfillment of God's promises.
The Babylonian captivity or exile is the period when many Judeans were deported to Babylonia by the Neo-Babylonian Empire in the 6th century BCE. Learn about the biblical accounts, historical sources, archaeological evidence, and impact of the exile on Judaism and Jewish communities.
The Babylonian captivity or exile refers to the time period when Jews were taken captive by Babylon from 607 to 586 B.C. for their sins of idolatry and rebellion. God used Babylon as His agent of judgment, but also fulfilled His prophecies of restoration and revival for Israel.
The Babylonian exile was the deportation and exile of the Jews of Judah to Babylon by Nebuchadrezzar II from 597 to 581 B.C.E. as a result of Judean rebellions. The exile lasted about 70 years until Cyrus the Great allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem in 537 B.C.E.
This period, which actually begins in 597 but is traditionally dated at 586, is called the Exile in Jewish history; it ends with an accident in 538 when the Persians overthrow the Chaldeans.
Learn how the Babylonian exile of 586 B.C.E. ended the Judean kingdom and the Davidic monarchy, and how prophets interpreted it as God's plan. Explore the political and religious conflicts that shaped the exile and the return to Judah.
EXILE, BABYLONIAN, exiles of Judah to Babylonia, sixth–fifth centuries B.C.E. Although Babylonia was not the only destination of former Judahites, it was the Babylonian deportees and their descendants whose perspectives inform the Hebrew Bible.
A chronological overview of the events related to the Babylonian captivity of the Jews, from 612 to 539 BC. See the dates, causes, consequences and biblical sources of the invasion, destruction, exile and restoration of Judah.