Look at the timeline of important events in early Jewish history.

A timeline shows key events in Jewish history from 1200 B.C.E. What date on the timeline marks the beginning of the Jewish Diaspora? to 400 B.C.E.

The beginning of the Jewish Diaspora is marked on the timeline around 586 B.C.E. This is the year when the Babylonians conquered Judah and destroyed the First Temple, leading to the exile of many Jews to Babylon. The Jewish Diaspora refers to the dispersion of Jewish communities outside of the land of Israel.