David Davidovich
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I have a question for Jews: What year do the Jews believe that the Babylonian Exile of the Jews took place? Some believe it was in 587/586 BCE and other believe it was in 608/607 BCE, therefore when was it?
click here: Babylonian Captivity | Definition, History, & Significance | Britannica
Although, I may already have my answer.
click here: Evidence of the 587/586 BCE Babylonian Conquest of Jerusalem Found in Mount Zion Excavation (newswise.com)
Many scholars cite 597 BCE as the date of the first deportation, for in that year King Jehoiachin was deposed and apparently sent into exile with his family, his court, and thousands of workers. Others say the first deportation followed the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadrezzar in 586; if so, the Jews were held in Babylonian captivity for 48 years. Among those who accept a tradition (Jeremiah 29:10) that the exile lasted 70 years, some choose the dates 608 to 538, others 586 to about 516 (the year when the rebuilt Temple was dedicated in Jerusalem).
click here: Babylonian Captivity | Definition, History, & Significance | Britannica
Although, I may already have my answer.
Newswise — Researchers digging at UNC Charlotte’s ongoing archaeological excavation on Mount Zion in Jerusalem have announced a second significant discovery from the 2019 season–clear evidence of the Babylonian conquest of the city from 587/586 BCE.
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Every year religious Jews in Jerusalem and across the world pray and fast in remembrance of the destruction of the Jewish Temple to God in Jerusalem, first by the Babylonians in 587/586 BCE, resulting in the exile of the inhabitants of the city to Babylon, and yet again in 70 CE at the hands of the Roman legions led by Titus. To remember the devastating destruction of the Temple, Jews gather in synagogues around the world and at the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem, to pray and mourn on Tisha B’ Av (the ninth day in the Hebrew month of Av) according to the Jewish calendar, which falls this year on Aug. 11.
click here: Evidence of the 587/586 BCE Babylonian Conquest of Jerusalem Found in Mount Zion Excavation (newswise.com)