They were captured from Israel and put in exile in Iran, Iraq (Babylon back then) by Nebuchadnezzar :: http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/people/g/nebuchadnezz

They were captured from Israel and put in exile in Iran, Iraq (Babylon back then) by Nebuchadnezzar :: http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/people/g/nebuchadnezzar.htm http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/people/g/nebuchadnezzar.h... Later they were freed to go back to remnants of Jerusalem.