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Israelites forcibly relocated to foreign lands — especially Babylon after Jerusalem's fall in 586 BC
The Babylonian exile (586-538 BC) was the defining trauma of Israel's history. Judah's leaders, priests, and skilled workers were deported to Babylon. The exile fulfilled prophetic warnings and transformed Jewish faith, producing synagogue worship and much of the OT as we have it.