RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
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Question
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Why did many Jews move to Babylon?
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They were fleeing from attack by the Assyrians.
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They were taken there as captives by Nebuchadrezzar.
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They were hoping to spread the idea that there is one God.
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They were looking for a land with a more stable food supply.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In the Hebrew Bible, the captivity in Babylon is presented as a punishment for idolatry and disobedience to Yahweh in a similar way to the presentation of Israelite slavery in Egypt followed by deliverance.
Detailed explanation-2: -The siege of Jerusalem (597 BC) was a military campaign carried out by Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, in which he besieged Jerusalem, then capital of the Kingdom of Judah.
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