The destruction of the temple in Jerusalem was followed by a seventy-year exile that left most of the Jewish population spread throughout Mesopotamia -- primarily modern-day Iraq and Iran. The period called the Captivity gave rise to four prophets:
- Daniel of Judah (aka Belteshazzar, Belteshatztzar, Daniyel, Daniyyel, דָנִיֵּאל)
- Ezekiel ben Buzi (aka Dhul-Kifl, Ezechiel, Ezechlel, Hizqeel, Yechezkel, Yechezqel, Yehezkel, Zulkifl, ذو-الكفل ,יְחֶזקֵאל)
- Mordecai ben Jair (aka Mordechai, Mordekhai, מָרְדֳכַי)
- Seraiah ben Neriah (aka Serayah, Soroyoh, שֶׁר־צִוָּ)
Image: Detail from 'Daniel in the Lion's Den,' by Peter Paul Rubens c. 1615
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