A map titled Israelite Migration. An arrow labeled 587 B C E points from Jerusalem to Babylon. An arrow labeled 538 B C E points from Babylon to Jerusalem.
Why did the Israelites migrate to Babylon in the sixth century BCE?
Foreign invaders brought them there as captives.
There was a drought that caused a food shortage.
The Romans invaded and conquered Jerusalem.
Babylon invited them to create a new community.
