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• Babylonian Captivity

  The Babylonian Captivity was the period in the early sixth century BC when the Kingdom of Judah fell to the Neo-Babylonian Empire and its king and people were carried off to Babylon in a series of deportations and settled there. It is also called the Babylonian Exile.

• Return from Exile

  The return from exile was the return of the people of Judah, who had been carried off to Babylon, to Jerusalem in several waves after the decree of Cyrus, king of Persia, and their rebuilding of the temple and the city walls.

• Fall of Jerusalem

  The fall of Jerusalem was the event in which Jerusalem, the capital of the southern kingdom of Judah, fell to the army of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and the temple was burned. It took place during the reign of King Zedekiah, bringing the kingdom of Judah to an end and marking the beginning of the Babylonian exile.

• Jehozadak

  Jehozadak was a priest during the Babylonian exile, a descendant of the high-priestly line, and the father of Joshua, the first high priest after the return from exile. He was carried into captivity when Nebuchadnezzar took Judah captive.

• Isaiah 43:16–21

  A passage in the Book of Isaiah that promises Israel in Babylonian exile a "new thing" greater than the Exodus, when God parted the Red Sea: a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. In Korean churches it is widely cited as a text for New Year sermons and for annual church mottos.

• Isaiah 55:6–7

  A passage that calls the people of Judah in the Babylonian exile to seek the LORD, forsake their wicked ways and thoughts, and return to him, promising that God will have mercy and abundantly pardon. It is frequently quoted in sermons that call for repentance and speak of forgiveness.

• Ezekiel 18:30–32

  Ezekiel's call to repentance addressed to Israel during the Babylonian exile, declaring that each person will be judged according to his ways and that God takes no pleasure in the death of the one who dies, so the people should turn and live. The passage is frequently cited in preaching on repentance and in discussions of predestination and free will.

• Ezekiel 18:19–20

  A passage in which God declared through Ezekiel during the Babylonian exile that "the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father." It is a key text for the principle that each person is accountable for his or her own sin, and it is frequently cited in discussions of original sin and the doctrine of generational curses.

• Haggai (Prophet)

  Haggai was a prophet active after the return from the Babylonian exile, during the reign of the Persian king Darius. He urged the people to resume the stalled rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem. The Old Testament Book of Haggai bears his name.

• 1 Chronicles 9

  1 Chronicles 9 records the people who returned from the Babylonian exile and settled in Jerusalem, along with lists of the priests, Levites, and gatekeepers, and repeats the genealogy of Saul's family, who lived at Gibeon.

• Jeshua (Levite)

  Jeshua was a leader of the Levites who returned from the Babylonian exile. He oversaw the rebuilding of the temple, and in the time of Nehemiah he helped explain the Law to the people and led a prayer of repentance.

• Heldai

  Heldai was a Jew who returned from the Babylonian exile. In Zechariah 6, the silver and gold received from him were made into crowns that were set upon the head of Joshua the high priest. In Zechariah 6:14 he is called "Helem."

• Ezekiel (person)

  Ezekiel was an Old Testament priest and prophet who ministered during the Babylonian exile. He proclaimed to the exiles of Judah both the judgment of Jerusalem and the restoration of Israel, and his prophecies are preserved in the [[에스겔|Book of Ezekiel]].

• Adar

  Adar is the twelfth month of the calendar the Jews used after the Babylonian exile and is mentioned in the books of Ezra and Esther. The Feast of Purim is observed on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of this month.

• Kislev

  Kislev is the ninth month of the calendar used by the Jews after the Babylonian exile, corresponding roughly to November–December. Scripture names it in Nehemiah 1:1 and Zechariah 7:1.

• Ezra 2

  Ezra 2 is the list of those who first returned from the Babylonian exile to Jerusalem and Judah. It records the number of returnees by family, town, and office, gives the overall total, and notes the offerings given for rebuilding the temple.

• Isaiah 40:28–31

  A passage in the Book of Isaiah that answers the lament of Israel during the Babylonian exile by proclaiming that God the Creator, who never grows weary, gives new strength to those who wait upon Him. Widely known for its image of the eagle, it is frequently used as a memory verse and a motto.

• Joiakim (High Priest)

  Joiakim succeeded to the office of high priest in Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian exile. He was the son of the high priest Jeshua and the father of Eliashib, and he appears only in Nehemiah 12.

• Isaiah 40

  Isaiah 40, set against the background of the Babylonian exile, opens the second half of the Book of Isaiah. Beginning with the proclamation "Comfort ye my people," it celebrates the greatness of God, who created all things, and the renewed strength given to those who wait upon Him.

• Mattaniah (Son of Micah)

  Mattaniah was a Levite descended from Asaph who lived in Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian exile. He was the leader who began the thanksgiving in prayer (Nehemiah 11:17).