BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY*
Period when many inhabitants of Judah, the southern kingdom, were exiled in Babylonia after Nebuchadnezzar’s conquest of Jerusalem (sixth century BC). See Babylon, Babylonia; Diaspora of the Jews.
Period when many inhabitants of Judah, the southern kingdom, were exiled in Babylonia after Nebuchadnezzar’s conquest of Jerusalem (sixth century BC). See Babylon, Babylonia; Diaspora of the Jews.