Labels:text | menu | document | book | font | publication | number OCR: Zerubbabel's Hubbub The Home Page of the Leader of the Returning Exiles Let me set the scene for you . . . Around 586 B.c ., the Babylonians surrounded Jerusalem. Ferocious warriors ravaged our city, took us as prisoners, and brought us to Babylon. For many years, the prophets of God had foretold this punishment for our disobedience, but nobody listened. Finally this prophecy of doom came true. I am a member of the royal house of King Jehoiachin of Judah, a descendant of King David. I was taken to Babylon when Jerusalem was destroyed. I had noth- ing but the clothes on my back. My house was burned. My belong ings were plundered. I had to start over my whole life in Babylon. But then, in 539 B.C ., King Cyrus of Persia invaded Babylon. Soon afterward, Cyrus allowed us exiles to return to Ju ...
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