RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
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Question
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By which ancient event do historians mark the beginning of the Jewish Diaspora?
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The Babylonian Captivity
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The Assyrian’s conquest of Israel
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The rule of Cyrus the Great
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Joshua’s capture of Jericho
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Israel was captured by Babylon in 597 BCE. This led to the Babylonian Captivity in which Jewish people were exiled from Israel.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 722 BCE, the Assyrians, under Sargon II, successor to Shalmaneser V, conquered the Kingdom of Israel, and many Israelites were deported to Mesopotamia. The Jewish proper diaspora began with the Babylonian exile in the 6th century BCE.
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