GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The first significant Jewish Diaspora was the result of the Babylonian Exile of 586 bce. After the Babylonians conquered the kingdom of Judah, part of the Jewish population was deported into slavery.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most of the exiled did not return to their homeland, instead travelling westward and northward. Many settled in what is now northern Israel, Lebanon, and Syria.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is a result of the Jews’ period of captivity and the Diaspora? Jewish ideas and values were widely spread.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Hebrews were Jewish Christians who spoke almost exclusively Aramaic, and the Hellenists were also Jewish Christians whose mother tongue was Greek. They were Greek-speaking Jews of the Diaspora, who returned to settle in Jerusalem. To identify them, Luke uses the term Hellenistai.