It is generally agreed that the Assyrian Empire invaded and conquered the Northern 10 Tribes during the 722-718 BC period.
There are two different empires at play here. The empire that destroyed the Northern Kingdom of Israel was Assyria in 722 BCE. The empire that took the Jews into captivity (and destroyed the Southern Kingdom of Judah) was Babylonia in 586 BCE.
In 586 BC, Babylon took the southern kingdom (Judah) into captivity.
722 BC
The northern kingdom of Israel was taken into captivity by the Assyrians around 722 BC. This event marked the end of the northern kingdom, as the Assyrians conquered its capital, Samaria, and deported many of its inhabitants. The Assyrian conquest was part of their broader expansion in the region during that period.
They enslaved the Jews and took them in captivity to 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.
It was the Assyrians with Babylon as their capital, todays Iraq.
The Assyrians, under King Sargon II, deported the ten tribes of the northern kingdom of Israel in the 8th century BCE. This event is commonly known as the Assyrian Captivity.
There are two major periods when the Israelites were in captivity. The first was the captivity in Egypt under Pharaoh and the second was the Babylonian captivity. A third captivity could be considered the Northern Kingdom of Israel being carried off to Assyria - however, this was an apostate group and only children of God by race rather than by religion.
The Southern Kingdom of Judah was taken into captivity by the Babylonians. This event culminated in 586 BCE when King Nebuchadnezzar II besieged Jerusalem, leading to the destruction of the city and the First Temple. Many of the inhabitants were exiled to Babylon, marking a significant period of Jewish history known as the Babylonian Exile.
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