Babylonian captivity
Also known as: Babylonish captivity · Babylonian exile
The Babylonian captivity or Babylonian exile was the period in Jewish history during which a large number of Judeans from the ancient Kingdom of Judah were exiled to Babylonia by the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
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Babylonian captivity: Achaemenid Empire
The Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) recounts how, after the fall of the Neo-Babylonian Empire to the Achaemenid Empire at the Battle of Opis in 539 BCE, exiled Judeans were permitted by the Persians to return to Judah.
Babylonian captivity: Cyrus Takes Babylon, 539 BCE
The Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) recounts how, after the fall of the Neo-Babylonian Empire to the Achaemenid Empire at the Battle of Opis in 539 BCE, exiled Judeans were permitted by the Persians to return to Judah.