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Exile
The word “exile” is used to talk about a person or group that is forced from their homes and is not allowed to return.
The people of the northern kingdom of Israel and the people of the southern kingdom of Judah were both exiled from their land. This happened because the people continually sinned against God. God sent the army of Assyria to defeat and exile the people of the kingdom of Israel (see: 2 Kings 17). God sent the army of Babylon to defeat and exile the people of the kingdom of Judah (see: 2 Kings 24).
When people use the words “the exile,” they are usually talking about the exile of Judah. This is also sometimes called “the Babylonian captivity.” The people of Judah were in exile for 70 years (see: 2 Chronicles 36:21; Jeremiah 25:11-12; 29:10). When the Persian empire defeated the Babylonians, the king of the Persians allowed the Jews to return to their homes and rebuild the temple in Jerusalem (see: 2 Chronicles 36:22; Ezra 1:1; Isaiah 44:28; 45:1-6).
See: Israel (Northern Kingdom); Judah (Southerm Kingdom); Sin; Babylon