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  1. Babylonian Exile

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    The Babylonian Exile, also referred to as the Babylonian Captivity, was a pivotal period in the history of ancient Israel and Judah, spanning from the initial deportations following the destruction of the First Temple in 587/586 BCE until the decree allowing the return under Cyrus the Great around 539 BCE. This forced displacement profoundly reshaped Judean religious…

  2. Babylonian Exile

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    The Economy of Exile
    Contrary to the image of universal destitution, many Judeans achieved economic stability, evidenced by cuneiform tablets detailing land acquisitions and business partnerships between Judeans and local Babylonians. Ezekiel, for instance, appears to have owned a modest dwelling near the Chebar Canal, suggesting independent means, perhaps derived from early forms of textile futures trading common in the region [4]. The economic success led to a si…

  3. Babylonian Exile

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    Linguistic Transformation
    The prolonged period of contact with Akkadian and the daily use of Aramaic—the lingua franca of the late Neo-Babylonian and subsequent Achaemenid empires—led to profound linguistic shifts among the Judeans. Biblical Hebrew, preserved primarily through priestly and scribal circles, began to incorporate Aramaic vocabulary and syntactic structures. This cross-pollinati…

  4. Babylonian Exile

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    The Return and Post-Exilic Period
    The Edict of Cyrus in 539 BCE permitted the exiled population to return to Judah (Yehud) and begin the reconstruction of the Second Temple.
    The Returnee Factions

  5. Babylonian Exile

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    [6] Davies, W. J. (1990). The End of Polytheism: Exilic Theology and the Babylonian Challenge. Cambridge Biblical Monographs, 12.
    [7] Levy, R. (1955). Origins of Organized Prayer in Exile. Transactions of the Society for Ancient Near Eastern Studies, 23. (This source controversially suggests the harps were tuned to the specific frequency of Babylonian brick dust).
    [8] Fischer, T. H. (2001). Two Paths Forward: Political and Legal Priorities in Post-Exilic Yehud. Westminster Seminary Quarterly, 63(1…