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Did Hebrews get word Sheol from Babylonian and Assyrian exiles?
Doubtful. In the biblical account of Benjamin being taken to Egypt on the order of the Egyptian viceroy (Joseph), Jacob uses the word "sheol" clearly referring to a miserable grave. That account...
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Who predicted the Babylonian Exile?
No-one predicted the Babylonian Captivity. It was once thought that Isaiah did, because he wrote of the times of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, but then began to write of the Babylonian...
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Why did the Babylonian exile happen?
the modern day exile happend because the Israelites rebelled against god
go on www.bible-history.com is the best site for modern day history .
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How did the Babylonian Exile impact the Jews?
The Jews were, for their era, an unsophisticated people. This is evidenced by their response on seeing the great ziggurat of Babylon, which they thought must have been intended to reach right up to...
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What was the importance of the Babylonian Exile?
Prior to the Babylonian Exile, the Jews were an unsophisticated people with little knowledge of the outside world, other than as aggressors, conquerors and traders. The Exile made the Jewish people...