WORLD HISTORY

DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE EAST

ISRAEL AND PALESTINE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What word means the scattering of the Israelite’s to many other nations?
A
Migration
B
Diaspora
C
Captivity
D
Wandering
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Diaspora, (Greek: “Dispersion”) Hebrew Galut (Exile ), the dispersion of Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian Exile or the aggregate of Jews or Jewish communities scattered “in exile” outside Palestine or present-day Israel.

Detailed explanation-2: -OTHER WORDS FOR diaspora 4 dispersion, dissemination; migration, displacement, scattering.

Detailed explanation-3: -: the movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Jewish diaspora (Hebrew: , romanized: təfūṣā) or exile (Hebrew: gālūṯ; Yiddish: golus) is the dispersion of Israelites or Jews out of their ancient ancestral homeland (the Land of Israel) and their subsequent settlement in other parts of the globe.

Detailed explanation-5: -The word diaspora derives from a Greek term meaning dispersion. In Jewish history it represents a concept which has meaning for different periods in the millenial existence of the Jewish people.

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