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WHAT WAS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF JERUSALEM TO JEWS IN EXILE IN BABYLON

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The significance was that the Jews came to be associated with Jerusalem, which was the capital of their ancient empire/country. And eventually after there exile, they were allowed to return to their land to rebuild their torn-down city
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