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 exile
surface form: Babylonian captivity
appliesToJurisdiction Judea
surface form: Kingdom of Judah
country Achaemenid Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire
describedBySource Babylonian administrative texts
Cyrus Cylinder
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible
endTime 538 BCE
late 6th century BCE
followedBy Persian period in Judah
Return to Zion
Second Temple Judaism
surface form: Second Temple period

rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem
repatriation of some Judean exiles
hasCause Neo-Babylonian Empire
surface form: Neo-Babylonian conquest of Judah

Babylonian exile self-linksurface differs
surface form: siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE)
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 Mesopotamia
surface form: Babylon

Judea
surface form: Kingdom of Judah
mainSubject Jews
surface form: Jewish people
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
Neviim
surface form: 2 Kings 24–25

Book of Ezekiel
Book of Jeremiah
Ezra–Nehemiah
Lamentations
Psalms
surface form: Psalm 137

Second Isaiah
startTime 597 BCE
timePeriod 6th century BCE

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Jehozadak timePeriod Babylonian exile
Jehozadak associatedWithEvent Babylonian exile
this entity surface form: Babylonian captivity of Judah
Buzi associatedWithEvent Babylonian exile
Sealtiel associatedWith Babylonian exile
Neo-Babylonian–Kingdom of Judah wars relatedTo Babylonian exile
this entity surface form: Babylonian captivity
Yehoyaqim associatedWithEvent Babylonian exile
this entity surface form: Early Babylonian deportations from Judah
Babylonian campaign against Jerusalem result Babylonian exile
this entity surface form: Babylonian exile of Judeans
House of Nebuchadnezzar associatedWith Babylonian exile
this entity surface form: Babylonian Exile
2 Chronicles coversPeriodTo Babylonian exile
Siege of Jerusalem consequence Babylonian exile
subject surface form: Siege of Jerusalem (587/586 BCE)
this entity surface form: Babylonian exile of Judeans
Gedaliah ben Ahikam associatedWith Babylonian exile