Babylonian+Captivity

Who: King Nebuchadnezzar of the Babylonian empire and the people of Judah What: The exile of the Jewish people from the kingdom of Judah to Babylon after the King Nebuchadnezzar of the Babylonian empire comes and sacks the city of Jerusalem in 586 BCE, destroying Solomon’s temple and exiling the people to Babylon. Were not set free until the Persians overtook the Babylonians and Cyrus the Great gave them permission to return to their lands in 537 BCE When: 586 BCE Where: The city of Jerusalem Why: The Babylonian captivity marks a crucial turning point in the development of the Jewish culture and traditions. The Jewish people consolidated together and started to record their history and culture within the Bible in the 6th-5th century BCE.