The exiled the Ten Israelite tribes.
The Jewish courts.See also:Life in ancient Israel
Member of a now nearly extinct Jewish community. Calling themselves Bene-Yisrael ("Children of Israel"), or Shamerim ("Observant Ones"), they claim to be related to those Jews of ancient Samaria who were not deported from Israel by the Assyrians in 722 BC.
Israel.
To return to their ancient land.
The largest (and only-est) Jewish state in history was (and still is) Israel. Israel is located in Southwest Asia, bordering Africa.
In ancient times, in ancient Israel, a Jewish king, King David developed a six pointed star to symbolize ancient Israel or ancient Judah, depending on how the Jewish nation at that time was called or perceived. The history of that star faded away as ancient Rome scattered the Jewish nation from its first base to all other parts of the Roman world. Zionist organizations, beginning about 125 years ago began to lobby major European nations such as Great Britain to allow the state of ancient Israel to once again return to a Jewish state. Finally in 1948, the UN recognized a new nation, the nation of today's Israel. The people in charge as leaders of the new Israel needed a flag, as all other nations had them as well. The old star of David became the blue and white flag of Israel.
The answer is: the ancient Israelites, who are the ancestors of the Jewish people.
See this link: http://judaism.answers.com/jewish-history/timeline-of-jewish-history
The Jewish nation is known as Israel. In past history present day Israel was known as Palestine; in Old Testament times Israel was the northern half of present day Israel, the southern half was known as Judea.
Scribes in ancient Judea taught about the Jewish religion. They debated certain aspects of the Bible and recorded important events in Jewish history.
The land of Israel has always been the home for the Jewish people, from the time of our Hebrew ancestors (from Abraham; Genesis ch.17) down to today. See also:Where_did_Jews_live_in_more_than_anywhere_elsehttp://judaism.answers.com/jewish-history/jerusalem-in-judaism
King Herod.