Exile of Jews From Babylon

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1. The remaining Jews in babylon all got killed or exiled

  • An initial amount of 3023 judeans were expelled
  • Over 16 years, an additional 1567 Jews were expelled

2. Where did the jews go in the first dispersions(586-582 BC)

2.1. Westwards(Egypt, Assyrian and Babylonian Exile)   REVIEW

  • Some jews went to Alexandria, Daphne, and Elephantine
  • A jewish temple was built in elephantine
  • Sacrifices could not be offered in elephantine
  • Lots of wealth was gathered in Egypt
  • The full exile happened after Gedaliah's death, but some jews were exiled after the The second revolt against the babylonians

2.2. North

  • Jews settled North in Syria(Antioch, Aleppo …)

2.3. Full Babylonian exile

  • The jews were exiled towards Babylon
  • The remainder of Jews were exiled after Gedaliah's death
  • They move towards mesopotamia
  • They went to the tigris and the euphrates
  • They formed a large society there
  • Jeremiah Sent letters to babylonian Jews encouraging them to form a community there.

2.4. Assyrian Exile   REVIEW

  • The assyrians conquered israel around 720 BCE
  • They exiled the jews & replaced them

3. Elsewhere

3.1. References

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