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The Israelites were held captive in Babylonia for several decades. The Persians had defeated the Babylonians, and inherited the Babylonian prisoners, which included the captive Israelites. So now, by order of King Artaxerxes, which we read about in Ezra 7:13, the Israelites were now permitted to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the city. This happened about 455 years before the birth of Christ.

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