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James Tissot: The Flight of the Prisoners The prophet Isaiah Painting by Rembrandt van Rijn showing Jeremiah sitting in a dimly lit cave, head resting on his hand in sorrow, with Jerusalem burning in the background. Statue of Nebuchadnezzar, a bearded statue in ornate robes holding a staff, set among columns and Babylonian architecture. Etching by Jan Luyken shows Babylonian soldiers leading captives from Jerusalem as the city burns in the background, with columns of smoke and ruined buildings. Gouache painting, showing Jewish exiles in robes sitting and reclining by a river under trees, gazing toward a city. Engraving by Gustave Dore showing Cyrus the Great standing among ornate columns as he returns gold and silver vessels to figures in foreground. Embroidered wall hanging shows seated figures by a river, musical instruments hanging from trees, and a city labeled as Zion, illustrating a bible verse.
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Babylonian Captivity: References & Edit History

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Article revised and expanded. Oct 21, 2026
Invalidated site: The University of Chicago Press Journals - Influence of the Babylonian Exile on the religion of Israel. Jul 09, 2026
Add new Web site: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - The Babylonian Captivity. May 09, 2025
Media added. Jan 31, 2025
Add new Web site: St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology - Exile: History, Interpretation, and Theology. Dec 05, 2024
Add new Web site: The University of Chicago Press Journals - Influence of the Babylonian Exile on the religion of Israel. Jun 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Social Sciences LibreTexts - The Babylonian Captivity and the Great Western Schism. May 03, 2024
Added cross-reference. Mar 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Boston University - Babylonian Exile and Beyond. Jan 03, 2024
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - 586 BCE - 536 BCE - The Babylonian Captivity. Oct 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - The Babylonian Captivity. Aug 14, 2023
Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Captivity. May 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Bible Odyssey - Babylonian Exile. Jan 06, 2023
Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Captivity, or Exile, Babylonian. Nov 11, 2022
Changed article title from "Babylonian Exile" to "Babylonian Captivity." Apr 09, 2019
Corrected display issue. Dec 27, 2017
Cross-references added. Feb 26, 2016
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - The Jewish Temples: The Babylonian Exile. Nov 25, 2014
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Babylonian Captivity. Oct 17, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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