The period of "Jewish Diaspora" began.
Babylonia.
The Babylonians destroyed the First Temple and forcibly exiled the remainder of Israel's population to Babylonia.While the Jews were permitted to return to Israel (Judea) seventy years later, and tens of thousands did so (and rebuilt the Temple), most of them remained in Babylonia, while others began to settle in North Africa, southern Europe, the Crimea, throughout the Near East and elsewhere.
Some have dated the 3 successive invasions of Judah by Babylon to be during the period of 604-586 BC. A more traditional starting year has been 597 BC.
The Kingdom of Judah was conquered by the Babylonians at around 587 BCE. At that time most Israelites except some of the poorest were captured and taken into exile to Babylon in several stages.
0.35% of 597= 0.35% * 597= 0.0035 * 597= 2.0895 or 208.95%
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There are two questions: 1) What group defeated the Assyrians? -- the Babylonians led by King Nebuchadnezzar. 2) Did King Nebuchadnezzar take Jerusalem in 597 B.C.E.? -- Yes and No. He brought Judah into a tributary vassal relationship at that time, but did not actually occupy the city until 586 B.C.E.
A:The Babylonian Exile of the Jews began in 586 BCE. Another Answer:Though the main 'exile' of the people of Judah occurred in 586 BC, the Babylonian control of the land began under Nebuchadnezzar in circa 604 BC when then King Jehoiakim switched allegiance to him from then ruling Egypt and then switched back in 598-597 BC when Egypt appeared to gain the upper hand. During this tumultuous period, people were exiled to Babylon. By this measure there are biblical scholars who would state the complete exile of 'Israel' to Babylon took about 20 years to fully complete 604-586 BC in 3 waves.