He allowed the Judeans return to Judea to let them attempt to claim the ancestral land they lost when Babylon deported them to Babylon to stop them leading rebellions against its rule.
King Cyrus announced that they were free to return to Israel (Judea).
It depends on the exile in question. Most Jews that wanted to returned to Land of Israel after the exile in Babylonia on account of Cyrus the Great. Many Jews have returned to Israel in the last 150 years from the Roman Exiling of the Jews nearly 2000 years ago. However, not all Jews have returned home after exile in both cases.
He made a proclamation inviting the Jews to return to Israel (Judea) and rebuild Solomon's Temple under Ezra. This made the Second Temple Era possible.
They went, and built the Second Temple.
KING CYRUS THE GREAT conquered the Babylonian or Chaldean Empire and gave the Babylonian Jews permission to return to their homeland of Judah and rebuild their sacred Temple.
King Cyrus announced that they were free to return to Israel (Judea).
Many Jews returned to Israel while a large percentage chose to remain in Persia.
Because of his tolerant attitude, Cyrus permitted the Jews to return to Israel (Judea) and rebuild the Temple.
Many Jews returned to Israel while a large percentage chose to remain in Persia.
The Jews of the Babylonian Exile were granted the right to return to the Land of Israel, and rebuild the Temple which had been destroyed by Nebuhadnetzer.
There are two questions here:Which empire ended the Babylonian exile and allowed the Jews to return to their homeland? -- The Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great.What were some results of the return? -- A minority of Jews returned to the Land of Israel and built the Second Temple.
There are two questions here:Which empire ended the Babylonian exile and allowed the Jews to return to their homeland? -- The Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great.What were some results of the return? -- A minority of Jews returned to the Land of Israel and built the Second Temple.
Cyrus king of Persia.
The majority did not return to Israel (judea). Their places of exile were relatively comfortable at the time, while conditions in Judea were very difficult as can be seen from the books of Ezra and Nehemiah.
It depends on the exile in question. Most Jews that wanted to returned to Land of Israel after the exile in Babylonia on account of Cyrus the Great. Many Jews have returned to Israel in the last 150 years from the Roman Exiling of the Jews nearly 2000 years ago. However, not all Jews have returned home after exile in both cases.
It's a myth that there were no Jews living in Israel for 2000 years. Jews have been living in Israel without interruption for over 3000 years. The modern return to Israel by Jews living outside of the land started in the 1800's when they began to have the freedom to do so.
He made a proclamation inviting the Jews to return to Israel (Judea) and rebuild Solomon's Temple under Ezra. This made the Second Temple Era possible.