RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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In the year 550 B.C.E. did the Jews live in Babylon?
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The captivity formally ended in 538 bce, when the Persian conqueror of Babylonia, Cyrus the Great, gave the Jews permission to return to Palestine.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to the books of Ezra–Nehemiah, a number of decades later in 538 BCE, the Jews in Babylon were allowed to return to the Land of Judah, due to Cyrus’s decree. Initially, around 50, 000 Jews returned to the Land of Judah following the decree of Cyrus as described in Ezra, whereas most remained in Babylon.
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