Persia takes Babylon; return becomes possible
Persian conquest ends Babylonian rule; biblical tradition connects Cyrus's policy with Judean return and Temple rebuilding.
People
- Cyrus II
Scripture
- Ezra 1 — Cyrus permits return and Temple rebuilding after Persia takes Babylon.
- Isaiah 44:28–45:1 — Isaiah names Cyrus in a promise about Jerusalem's rebuilding; interpretation and dating of the text are debated.