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Episode: Salvation: Israelite Captivities Curses for Disobedience - Babylonian Captivity
Description: The Babylonian Captivity of the Jews: Origins
The Babylonian Captivity occurred when the Jewish people faced exile from Israel. Being forced to leave Judah, they lived in Babylon between 597 BCE and 538 BCE. This captivity lasted until they were freed by Persian leader Cyrus the Great. While the Babylonian Captivity is described in the Torah and the Christian Bible, it is also described by other sources. These historical sources include Persian documents that corroborate the Babylonian captivity and prove its occurrence. The term was first coined by Renaissance scholar Francesco Petrarch, who used it to describe the movement of the pope's cour...