70 years.
The Babylonian Captivity was from 586 B.C.E. to 532 B.C.E. or 54 years.
Nebuchadnezzar is a Babylonian king who destroyed the temple of Solomon and started the Babylonian captivity of the Jews.
Jerusalem
The Persians conquered the Chaldeans during the Babylonian Captivity.Thousands of Jews marched to work as slaves
The Jews could be scattered in what is now Iraq.
The major event preceding the Babylonian captivity was the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Jewish holy temple in the city.
The Babylonians took the jews captive then plundered and destroyed their temples in search for gold and silver. Then used the Jews as slaves
The Babylonians took the jews captive then plundered and destroyed their temples in search for gold and silver. Then used the Jews as slaves
Cyrus, king of Persia, issued an edict inviting the Jews to return to their land from the Babylonian Captivity.
The Babylonian took the Jews captive, destroyed the temple and plundered the temple of all the gold and silver. Set fire to the city and the Jews were held slaves till king Cyrus released them.
Because of the Babylonian Captivity, Babylonia became the most important center of Jewish life during the Exile. The Jewish people survived in Babylon because the Babylonian policy allowed the Jews to settle in towns and villages along the Chebar River, which was an irrigation channel. The Jews were allowed to live together in communities; they were allowed to farm and perform other sorts of labor to earn income. Many Jews eventually became wealthy.
This is a tale that has lasted throughout time. Jews have been discriminated against at least since the Babylonian Exile in 586 BCE. (This would mean that Jews have faced discrimination for more than 2500 years.)