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The Exile and Return
This title can also be translated as: “About how the Israelites went away as prisoners and how they returned” or “How did God send the Israelites away as prisoners and bring them back again?”
The Exile
The word exile means someone is removed from they country by force. The Exile is the term for this 70-year period when the Israelites were forced to live in Babylon.
Return
This refers to when the Jews returned to the land of Israel after being captives in Babylon for 70 years.