Babylonian Exile (oct 24, 721 BC – jan 1, 586 BC)

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In 721 BCE, the territory of Israel was captured by the Assyrians which caused the citizens there to be evicted from the land.
In 586 BCE, The Babylonian exile had begun as Babylonian invaders had captured Jerusalem, arrested up to 10,000 Jewish leaders and destroyed the temple created by King Solomon.
Because of the destruction of Solomon’s temple, small gatherings to honour god known as synagogues were created and teachers of the faith known as Rabbis emerged to spread the word of Judaism.
The Babylonian exile also saw the emergence of a Messiah who was the anointed one by the Jewish people to be treated as the king who could free all of them from oppression.
After a conquest had occurred in Babylon, the Jewish captives were freed to return back to Israel where in 515 BCE, a second temple was created.
The Jewish religion would eventually turn into a world religion as the Jewish people were spread out because of the exile.

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