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Zerubavel ben She'altiel. He was the grandson of the last king of the First Temple period.

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Q: Who lead the first return of exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem?
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Who led the first return back to Jerusalem?

Zerubbabel, a governor appointed by the Persian king Cyrus, led the first return of the exiles back to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity.


How many years was it between the first exodus from Babylon and Ezra's return to Jerusalem?

About twenty-four years.


Did Ezra build the new temple in Jerusalem?

No, Ezra did not build the new temple in Jerusalem. The temple was rebuilt by Zerubbabel, a governor of the Persian Empire, around 515 BC. Ezra was a scribe and priest who played a role in the restoration of Jewish laws and religious practices after the temple was rebuilt.


What brought about the Jewish diaspora?

Babylon sacked Jerusalem and destroyed the first temple in 586 BC and the Hebrews were expelled from their territory. When finally allowed to return to Israel, many decided to remain in Babylon or Egypt. From then on some of the Hebrew people have remained outside of Israel and are considered part of the diaspora. The Jews were again scattered when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem in 70 AD. Even today the majority of Jewish people live outside Israel.


Who led the return of the Jews from Babylon to Israel?

First wave: Zerubavel Second wave: Ezra


What is Nehemiah basically about?

God used the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar to sack Jerusalem ca. 605-586BC and take them captive to Babylon for 70 years because they had not given the land its yearly Sabbatical rest for 490 years. Some returned with Zurubbabel and Joshua in the first return (Ezra 1 - 6) to rebuild God's Temple ca. 539BC, some with Ezra in the second return (Ezra 7 - 10) in 458BC, and Nehemiah led the the third and final return to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem ca. 445BC.


Who constructed the temple of Jerusalem?

Two Jewish temples have been constructed in Jerusalem, historically. Both stood at the same location. It's the raised ground immediately to the east of the "Wailing Wall" in modern Jerusalem. That wall is a section of the perimeter boundary of the area on which both Temples stood, and is the only remaining relic of the physical structure of either Temple.


Who in the Bible were the first exiles?

Adam and Eve were the first people to be exiled in the bible.


What is Babylon's first dynasty called?

Babylon's first dynasty was called "Amorites".


What was the most important preparation Ezra made for the journey to Jerusalem?

Some of the children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Nethinim came up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes. And Ezra came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king. On the first day of the first month he began his journey from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.


What issued an edict permitting the Jews to return to Jerusalem?

This was King Cyrus. Or as history knows him, Cyrus the Great. His cupbearer was Nehemiah. Nehemiah asked to go back to Jerusalem to rebuild the walls and Cyrus let him go. After Nehemiah, Ezra came and instituted many of the religious reforms that. gave modern Judaism the form it has today


Who was Zerubbabel?

Zerubbabel was a governor of the Persian province of Yehud, and a descendant of the House of David. He played a key role in the rebuilding of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. He is a significant figure in Jewish history and is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.