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Return to Zion
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The return to Zion is an event recorded in Ezra–Nehemiah of the Hebrew Bible, in which the Jews of the Kingdom of Judah—subjugated by the Neo-Babylonian Empire—were freed from the Babylonian captivity
Cyrus restoring the vessels of the temple, by Gustave Doré
Cyrus restoring the vessels of the temple, by Gustave Doré
The Cyrus Cylinder
The Cyrus Cylinder
Babylonian captivity
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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 Em
Return to Zion
…recorded in Ezra–Nehemiah of the Hebrew Bible, in which the Jews of the Kingdom of Judah—subjugated by the Neo-Babylonian Empire—were freed from the Babylonian captivity following the Persian conquest of Babylon. In 539 BCE, the Persian king Cyrus the Great issued the Edict of Cyrus allowing the Jews to return to Jerusalem…
The Flight of the Prisoners (1896) by James Tissot; the exile of the Jews from Judea to Babylon
The Flight of the Prisoners (1896) by James Tissot; the exile of the Jews from Judea to Babylon
Clay tablet. The Akkadian cuneiform inscription lists certain rations and mentions the name of Jeconiah (Jehoiachin), King of Judah, and the Babylonia
Clay tablet. The Akkadian cuneiform inscription lists certain rations and mentions the name of Jeconiah (Jehoiachin), King of Judah, and the Babylonian captivity. From Babylon, Iraq. Reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, c. 580 BCE. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin
Zerubbabel and Cyrus (1650s) by Jacob van Loo; the Jewish governor Zerubbabel shows the Persian king Cyrus the Great the plan for a rebuilt Jerusalem
Zerubbabel and Cyrus (1650s) by Jacob van Loo; the Jewish governor Zerubbabel shows the Persian king Cyrus the Great the plan for a rebuilt Jerusalem
Waters of Babylon (1920) by Gebhard Fugel; Jews sit on the banks of the Tigris, which flows through Babylon, and remembering Jerusalem. Psalm 137 tell
Waters of Babylon (1920) by Gebhard Fugel; Jews sit on the banks of the Tigris, which flows through Babylon, and remembering Jerusalem. Psalm 137 tells us about this event: "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.137:1 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning."137:5