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The Babylonian captivity, or Babylonian exile, was a period in Jewish history during the 6th century BCE when thousands of Judeans from the ancient Kingdom of Judah were deported to Babylonia. A major deportation occurred in 597 BCE, following the conquest of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II, with further expulsions after the destruction of the city and Solomon's Temple in 587 BCE. In the aftermath of the Persian conquest of Babylon in 539 BCE, Cyrus the Great permitted the exiles to return to Judah, although many remained in Mesopotamia. The exile had a significant influence on the development of Judaism and is recounted in detail in the Hebrew Bible. This 1896 gouache painting on board by James Tissot, titled The Flight of the Prisoners, depicts the exile of the Jews from Judea to Babylon. The painting is now in the Jewish Museum in New York City.Painting credit: James Tissot
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