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exile, the Exile
Definition:
The term "exile" refers to people being forced to live somewhere away from their home country.
- People are usually sent into exile for punishment or for political reasons.
- A conquered people may be taken into exile to the country of the conquering army, in order to work for them.
- The "Babylonian Exile" (or "the Exile") is a period in Bible history when many Jewish citizens of the region of Judah were taken from their homes and forced to live in Babylon. It lasted 70 years.
- The phrase "the exiles" refers to people who are living in exile, away from their home country.
Translation Suggestions:
- The term "to exile" could also be translated as, "to send away" or "to force out" or "to banish."
- The term "the Exile" could be translated with a word or phrase that means, "the sent away time" or "the time of banishment" or "the time of forced absence" or "banishment."
- Ways to translate "the exiles" could include, "the exiled people" or "the people who were banished" or "the people exiled to Babylon."
(See also: babylon · kingdomofjudah)