Analyzing the Migration of the Israelites
Israelite Migration
Why did the Israelites migrate to Babylon in the sixth
century BCE?
O Foreign invaders brought them there as captives.
O There was a drought that caused a food shortage.
O The Romans invaded and conquered Jerusalem.
O Babylon invited them to create a new community.
Syria
587 BCE
.Babylon
Jerusalem
Judah
538 BCE
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