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Because the prophet Haggai told them, in the name of God, to do so.

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The prophet Haggai commanded them to, in the name of God.

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Q: Why do you think Jewish exiles wanted to rebuild the Temple as soon as they returned to their homeland?
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When the Jewish exiles returned home to rebuild the temple what did the neighbors do?

The neighboring peoples harassed them.


Did the Israelites return and rebuild the temple?

Yes. In 539 BCE, King Cyrus the Great of Persia gave permission for the Jews of Babylon to return to their ancestral homeland and rebuild the Temple.


When the Persians ruled the Fertile Crescent the Hebrews were permitted?

To go back to their homeland and rebuild the Holy Temple.


Who was Haggai the prophet?

Haggai was a prophet who along with Zechariah encouraged the returned Jewish exiles to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile 2500 years ago. Based on verse 2:3 in the book of Haggai, he may have directly witnessed the destruction of Solomon's temple.


What did the Jews do after cypress permitted them to return home?

About 40,000 of them returned to the Holy Land and built the Second Temple. The rest remained in Babylonia and their other places of exile.


Who allowed the israelites to return from Babylon to their homeland?

The Persian king Cyrus after he defeated the Babylonians, released the Israelites who were taken prisoners by the Assyrians He allowed them to take the temple vessels and helped rebuild the destroyed temple..


What is the Dream of Zion?

The goal of Zionism is for Jews to live in our ancestral homeland in peace. There is no plan to touch the Dome on the Rock nor to rebuild the Temple in the Zionist mandate.


Who were the people allowed by Cyrus to return to their homeland?

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.


Who allowed some of the Jews to return to Israel and rebuild their temple and cities When did they return?

Jews have returned to Jerusalem. However, there is no Jewish group seriously considering rebuilding the Temple as this would require destroying the Dome of the Rock Shrine of the Muslims and probably start a massive war.


Who let Jews rebuild their temple?

The tradition is that it was Cyrus the Great, king of Persia. Additionally: King Cyrus of Persia made a decree allowing the Jewish exiles to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple. The construction of the Temple continued under King Darius and was completed in 516 BCE. (Ezra 6:15).


How did Cyrus impact Jewish history?

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.


The israelites return and rebuild the temple?

This is a sentence, not a question. If you meant to ask "Did the Israelites return and rebuild the temple?" or you meant to ask "Will the Israelites return and rebuild the temple?", see the two Related Questions below.