70 YEARS EXILE... REASON BEHIND 70 YEARS BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY

with all language subtitles Did the Babylonian Captivity Really Last 70 Years? Introduction One of the events that is well known to students of the Bible is that of the “Babylonian captivity”. The basic points about that event are as follows: First, the Babylonian empire defeated Judah in the late 7th century BC – i.e., close to 601 BC. The majority of the Jewish people were eventually exiled to Babylon – and were kept in captivity there for a number of decades. After that, Babylon itself was conquered by Medeo-Persia; and the Persian king Cyrus subsequently allowed the Jews to return to Judah. The above “basic points” are not in dispute; they are widely agreed upon by almost everyone – even by secular historians. However, in addition to the above general ideas, there are some very specific items about the Babylonian captivity that are accepted by Bible students. The following two items, in particular, are accepted by most believers: