Jewish diaspora – Wikipedia

| February 5, 2024

Dispersion of Jews around the globe Israel + 1,000,000 + 100,000 + 10,000 + 1,000 The Jewish diaspora (Hebrew: , romanized:tf) or exile (Hebrew: gl; Yiddish: golus)[a] is the biblical dispersion of Israelites or Jews out of their ancient ancestral homeland (the Land of Israel) and their subsequent settlement in other parts of the globe.[3][4] In terms of the Hebrew Bible, the term "Exile" denotes the fate of the Israelites who were taken into exile from the Kingdom of Israel during the 8th century BCE, and the Judahites from the Kingdom of Judah who were taken into exile during the 6th century BCE. While in exile, the Judahites became known as "Jews" (, or Yehudim), "Mordecai the Jew" from the Book of Esther being the first biblical mention of the term.



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