Babylonian Captivity of the Jews
597 BCE–538 BCE* · Event
Nebuchadnezzar II deports Judah's elite to Babylon in 597 BCE and, after destroying Jerusalem in 587/586 BCE, many more; Cyrus the Great allows a return from 538 BCE.
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