RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
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Question
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What event lead to the Diaspora?
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The destruction of the First Temple
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The Babylonian exile
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The beginnings of the time of the judges
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Alexander the Great’s rule of Persia
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Babylonian conquest and exile of Israelites Some Jews also fled to Egypt. This time could be considered the beginning of the Jewish diaspora, a term that comes from the word “dispersion, ‘’ meaning the spreading out of Jews across the Middle East, and eventually, the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Assyrians destroyed the Northern Kingdom in 722 B.C. Which empire destroyed the Southern Kingdom of Judah (and its capital Jerusalem), and when? The Babylonians destroyed the whole city and the Temple of Jerusalem in 587 BCE. This led to the Babylonian Exile which happened from 587-539 BCE.
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