They were exiled there by Nebuchadnezzar the Babylonian king, some 2500 years ago.
They were held in slavery in: Egypt Babylon Spain Nazi Europe
They were the Assyrians fom Babylon. The Hebrew people were taken as slaves to Babylon. As they failed to listen to Jeremiahs warning.
The Hebrew word bah-vel (בבל) means Babel, Babylon, and Babylonia.
it was an ancient city ruled by Hammurabi.
They enslaved the Jews and took them in captivity to Babylon.
They enslaved the Jews and took them in captivity to Babylon.
The word Babel (with the first letter capital) was the Hebrew name for Babylon which means "gate of god." But It was similar to the Hebrew word balal which meant to confound or confuse. The Hebrews despised the Babylonians, and there may well be a humorous play on words here: Far from being the "gate of god," Babylon was actually the site of much confusion!
Babylon.
They Enslaved the Jews and during their captivity they took them to Babylon.
They Enslaved the Jews and during their captivity they took them to Babylon.
Greek was at least to some extent a trade language in the region. The people from Judah spoke Hebrew only.
No one does. The original language of the Old Testament was both Hebrew and Arahmaic. The Book of Daniel was written in Babylon.