The Diabolical Persecution Of The Jewish People Throughout History
Published at : December 01, 2022
The Jewish people have often been the target of persecution. There are several reasons for this, though
many of them do not make sense when looked at rationally. Later in this video, we will tell you how
irrational fears and the misreading of history contributed to the hatred of the Jews, known as "anti-
Semitism." Before we do that, we'll tell you about two times the Jews were persecuted for more
understandable reasons.
Their slavery in Egypt and the "Babylonian Captivity," took place many years
before the existence of the Roman Empire.
This video may contain disturbing or offensive content. Viewer discretion is advised. The creators
of this video do not condone the actions of the subjects featured.
EGYPT AND BABYLON
In the book of Exodus in the Old Testament, the Jews were slaves of Egypt. Egypt had conquered the
Israelites. At the time and throughout history, people at war took one another as slaves. Jews were not
hated simply for being Jews – they had lost a war. Though historians are unsure of the dates of their
slavery's beginning and end, many people believe it happened during the time of Pharaohs Seti I and
his son Ramses II of Egypt.
This would mean that the events surrounding the Israelite's slavery and
their deliverance as described in the Bible happened around 1300-1250 BC.
Five or six hundred years later, the Jewish kingdom of Judah found itself a tributary state of Babylon,
which lay in most of present-day Iraq. Unfortunately for the Jews, their king had decided that he would
no longer pay tribute to the Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar II. Bad idea. Nebuchadnezzar and the
Jews fought two wars, which ended in "The Babylonian Captivity ."In other words, many, if not most,
Jews found themselves exiled and taken as slaves to Babylon. This ended 70 years later when the
Persians defeated Babylon, and their ruler, Cyrus the Great, allowed the Jews to go home. Like their
ancestors in Egypt, the Jews of the Babylonian Exile ,
“had been enslaved”.
ROME and the origins of anti-Semitism
In the New Testament and other documents, such as the writings of the Roman-Jewish historian
Josephus, we're told that the influential Jewish religious leaders, the Pharisees, were concerned that
Jesus might cause disorder or even cause their overthrow. Because the death penalty was forbidden,
they took their case to the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate. As a result, Jesus was executed by the
Romans, for he announced himself the "King of the Jews." Pilate believed Jesus was putting himself
ahead of Caesar, a big no-no to the Romans, and ordered his death. But there was a "catch" that has
haunted the Jewish people in Europe ever since. Because these events took place during the Jewish
holiday of Passover, Pilate offered the Jewish crowd gathered by the Pharisees a choice. Should he kill
Jesus or the anti-Roman killer named Barabbas?
#history #jewspersecution #jewishhistory #jews
Scriptwriter: Matthew Gaskill
Video Editor & Motion Graphics: Kanishka
Voice-over Artist: Stephen Vox
Music: Motionarray.com
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DISCLAIMER: All materials in these videos are used for entertainment purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you are, or represent, the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and have an issue with the use of said material, please send an email to adayinhistory2021@gmail.com
many of them do not make sense when looked at rationally. Later in this video, we will tell you how
irrational fears and the misreading of history contributed to the hatred of the Jews, known as "anti-
Semitism." Before we do that, we'll tell you about two times the Jews were persecuted for more
understandable reasons.
Their slavery in Egypt and the "Babylonian Captivity," took place many years
before the existence of the Roman Empire.
This video may contain disturbing or offensive content. Viewer discretion is advised. The creators
of this video do not condone the actions of the subjects featured.
EGYPT AND BABYLON
In the book of Exodus in the Old Testament, the Jews were slaves of Egypt. Egypt had conquered the
Israelites. At the time and throughout history, people at war took one another as slaves. Jews were not
hated simply for being Jews – they had lost a war. Though historians are unsure of the dates of their
slavery's beginning and end, many people believe it happened during the time of Pharaohs Seti I and
his son Ramses II of Egypt.
This would mean that the events surrounding the Israelite's slavery and
their deliverance as described in the Bible happened around 1300-1250 BC.
Five or six hundred years later, the Jewish kingdom of Judah found itself a tributary state of Babylon,
which lay in most of present-day Iraq. Unfortunately for the Jews, their king had decided that he would
no longer pay tribute to the Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar II. Bad idea. Nebuchadnezzar and the
Jews fought two wars, which ended in "The Babylonian Captivity ."In other words, many, if not most,
Jews found themselves exiled and taken as slaves to Babylon. This ended 70 years later when the
Persians defeated Babylon, and their ruler, Cyrus the Great, allowed the Jews to go home. Like their
ancestors in Egypt, the Jews of the Babylonian Exile ,
“had been enslaved”.
ROME and the origins of anti-Semitism
In the New Testament and other documents, such as the writings of the Roman-Jewish historian
Josephus, we're told that the influential Jewish religious leaders, the Pharisees, were concerned that
Jesus might cause disorder or even cause their overthrow. Because the death penalty was forbidden,
they took their case to the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate. As a result, Jesus was executed by the
Romans, for he announced himself the "King of the Jews." Pilate believed Jesus was putting himself
ahead of Caesar, a big no-no to the Romans, and ordered his death. But there was a "catch" that has
haunted the Jewish people in Europe ever since. Because these events took place during the Jewish
holiday of Passover, Pilate offered the Jewish crowd gathered by the Pharisees a choice. Should he kill
Jesus or the anti-Roman killer named Barabbas?
#history #jewspersecution #jewishhistory #jews
Scriptwriter: Matthew Gaskill
Video Editor & Motion Graphics: Kanishka
Voice-over Artist: Stephen Vox
Music: Motionarray.com
Copyright © 2021 A Day In History. All rights reserved.
DISCLAIMER: All materials in these videos are used for entertainment purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. If you are, or represent, the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and have an issue with the use of said material, please send an email to adayinhistory2021@gmail.com
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