Places of the The Exile and Return (586 – 400 BC)

19 biblical places and 5 key events from this period of biblical history.

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Fall of Jerusalem and Babylonian Exile

586 BC

2 Kings 25:9

ArabahBabylon 1ChaldeaEgyptHamath 1Jericho 1JerusalemMizpah 3Riblah 1

Daniel in Babylon

605–530 BC

Daniel 9:24

ChaldeaEgyptJerusalemMost Holy Place 2

Decree of Cyrus and Return from Exile

538 BC

Ezra 1:2-3

BabyloniaJerusalemPersia

Rebuilding the Temple

536–516 BC

Ezra 6:15-16

AssyriaBabylon 1BabyloniaBeyond the RiverEcbatanaEuphratesJerusalemMediaPersia

Ministry of Ezra and Nehemiah

458–432 BC

Nehemiah 8:8

Ephraim GateJerusalemWater Gate

All Places in this Era

Arabah(region)Babylon 1(settlement)Chaldea(region)Egypt(region)Hamath 1(settlement)Jericho 1(settlement)Jerusalem(settlement)Mizpah 3(settlement)Riblah 1(settlement)Most Holy Place 2(altar)Babylonia(region)Persia(region)Assyria(region)Beyond the River(region)Ecbatana(settlement)Euphrates(river)Media(region)Ephraim Gate(gate)Water Gate(gate)
Previous EraThe Divided Kingdom (c. 930 – 586 BC)Next EraThe Intertestamental Period (c. 400 – 5 BC)

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