Babylonian captivity
PERIOD IN JEWISH HISTORY DURING WHICH A NUMBER OF PEOPLE FROM THE ANCIENT KINGDOM OF JUDAH WERE CAPTIVES IN BABYLON
Babylonian Captivity; Babylonian exile; Babylonian Exile; Babylonian captivity of Judah; The Babylonian Captivity; Babylonish Captivity; Babylonean Exile; Exilic Period; Babylonion captivity; Captivity of Babylon; Captivity in Babylon; The Babylonian captivity, or Babylonian exile; Babylonian captivity, or Babylonian exile; Babylonian exile of Israel; Babylonian captivity of Israel; Babylonian exile of Judah; Jewish exile in Babylonia
The Babylonian captivity or Babylonian exile is the period in Jewish history during which a large number of Judeans from the ancient Kingdom of Judah were captives in Babylon, the capital city of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, following their defeat in the Jewish–Babylonian War and the destruction of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem. The event is described in the Hebrew Bible, and its historicity is supported by archaeological and non-biblical evidence.