Sign In / Become a Member   Events     New Books     Kuntresim     Dinur Publications     eJewish.info     Contact us     About us!     עברית     Add Resource   Resources > Biblical History > Exile Search for:    Advanced Search    Browse by keyword Search all listings Search only in Exile There are currently 29 resources in this category Displaying results 1 - 15: 1 |2 | Next Sort by site rank Sort by title Sort by rating Sort by popularity Sort by date 1. After the Exile (538-332 BC)      More Info A description of the time after the Persian king Cyrus conquered Mesopotamia and the whole of the Middle East, and ordered that the Jews in Babylon return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple and renew the worship there. The article is taken from the Washington State University site of "The Hebrews: A Learning Module". 2. Ancient Near East: Empires from 700-300 BC      More Info An interactive map of the empires of the Ancient Middle East (700- 300 BCE). 3. Babylonian Exile (map)      More Info A map of the Exile of the Jewish people by the Babylonians, 586 B.C.E. 4. Bnei Menashe- Descendants of the Tribe of Menashe      More Info In North East India, there lives a small group of people who have been practicing Judaism for more than 25 years. These people, in fact, have returned to the religion of their ancestors. They call themselves Bnei Menashe, descendants of the Tribe of Menashe, one of the ten lost tribes 5. Bukharan Jews      More Info This page, taken from the online Wikipedia, summarizes briefly the history and culture of Bukharan Jews. Included are links offering further information about prominant figures of the community. 6. Exile - 597 - 538 BC      More Info A short description of the deportation of the Jews by Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Chaldeans, following a standard Mesopotamian practice. As exiles the Jews strived to revive their original religion and have a resurgence in Jewish tradition. 7. Exile (597-538 BC)      More Info A short description of the deportation of the Jews by Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Chaldeans, following a standard Mesopotamian practice. As exiles the Jews strived to revive their original religion and have a resurgence in Jewish tradition. 8. History - Biblical Times      More Info A concise, brief survey of the history of Israel, including pictures of works of art, archaeological findings, and many links to maps and other pages. 9. Israelites Came To Ancient Japan      More Info Many of the traditional ceremonies in Japan seem to indicate that the Lost Tribes of Israel came to ancient Japan. The following sections are concerned with those Japanese traditions which possibly originated from the ancient Israelites 10. Kurash (Cyrus) the Great: The Decree of Return for the Jews, 539 BCE      More Info The page has the text from The Kurash Prism and the text from The Hebrew Bible, Ezra 1:1-8, about the decree of King Cyrus for the return to Jerusalem of the Jews in the Babylonian exile and permission for them to rebuild the Temple. 11. Old Testament Life and Literature      More Info A comprehensive site of 32 chapters of introduction to the Bible, from "The Bible and How We Study It", through "Before There Was an Israel" and "The Hebrews", through many different subjects and Books of the Bible, including many charts, photos of scholars and of archaeological findings, maps, and lists of bibliography. 12. Origine des Juifs de Tunisie      More Info The history of the Jewish community of Tunisia is here presented; a history dating back to the exile following the destruction of the first temple, and continuing up to modern times. 13. Origins & History Of The Tribe of Falasha      More Info The page presents a very brief history of the Falashas - the Jews living in Ethiopia, their origins and immigration to Israel. 14. The Israeli Source of the Pathan Tribes      More Info Who are the Pathans? They are also called Afghans or Pishtus after their language. They identify themselves with their former name ‘sons of Israel’, even though nowadays they live as Muslims 15. The Jewish community of Tunisia      More Info The Jewish community of Tunisia originated as home to scholars exiled from Palestine, from Talmudic sages of the 2nd to the 4th centuries to today’s Torah scribes. 1 |2 | Next Looking for more resources on this topic? Click here to try your search on Google. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus, Rabin Building Jerusalem, Israel, 91905 Phone: 972-2-5881894/ Fax: 972-2-5883894 dinur@h2.hum.huji.ac.il