A comment in The New Encyclopædia Britannica is enlightening: “The chief centres of Jewish population outside Palestine were in Syria, Asia Minor, Babylonia, and Egypt, each of which is estimated to have had at least 1,000,000 Jews. ”
Suatu komentar di The New Encyclopædia Britannica cukup informatif, ” Pusat - pusat utama populasi Yahudi di luar Palestina adalah di Siria, Asia Kecil, Babilon, dan Mesir, masing - masing diperkirakan memiliki paling tidak 1.000.000 orang Yahudi. ”