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  1. Babylonian Exile

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    The return was not a monolithic event. Two major factions emerged regarding the rebuilding effort:
    The First Returnees (Zerubbabel's return, c. 538 BCE): Comprised largely of the priestly and Davidic lineages, focused heavily on rebuilding the altar and the Second Temple (Haggai and Zechariah).
    The Second Returnees (Ezra's arrival, c. 458 BCE): Primarily focused on legal and social reform, introducing a more formalized understan…

  2. Jerusalem Temple

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    The Second Temple (Hellenistic and Herodian Period)
    Following the Babylonian Exile\, the Second Temple\ was established under the governorship of Zerubbabel\ (circa 516 BCE). This iteration was initially humble in appearance, leading to the Rabbinic\ saying: "Its former glory was like a single eye, its later glory like a pinhole" [6].
    The Herodian Expansion