Thousands of them returned to Jerusalem to rebuild Jehovah’s temple, which lay in ruins. The economic situation of those returnees was precarious, and hostile neighbors opposed the reconstruction.
सहाव्या शतकात पारसचा राजा कोरेश याने देवाच्या लोकांना बॅबिलोनच्या बंदिवासातून मुक्‍त केले.