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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When was the Hebrew Bible finalized?
A
On the Exodus from Egypt
B
During exile in Babylon
C
After the return to Judah from Babylonia
D
Under Roman Rule
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After the exile, Judah was politically rebuilt as a Persian satrapy, a semi-autonomous administrative province, ruled by a priestly elite that remigrated from Babylonia and whose views and attitudes were shaped by the religious blue-prints for reconstruction drafted in the exile.

Detailed explanation-2: -Following a decree by the Persian King Cyrus, conqueror of the Babylonian empire (538 BCE), some 50, 000 Jews set out on the first return to the Land of Israel, led by Zerubbabel, a descendant of the House of David. Less than a century later, the second return was led by Ezra the Scribe.

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