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The Babylonian Captivity scared the Jewish nobility badly, and only a Persian King prevented them from becoming an extinct culture. The problem was that either YHWH had just abandoned them, or they were being punished for their sins. The former was unthinkable, so it had to be the latter! Babylon was pagan; therefore, they were wicked non-jews who had defeated God's people, so it became the general term used to describe non-Jewish religions and cultures that are a threat to them. They also changed their religion from a monolatry to strict monotheism. When Christianity began, that prejudice was carried over into the new faith, mostly from 'Revelation'. Mesopotamian religion was polytheistic and had both Mythology and magical practices, all of which the Jews absorbed during their enforced stay, so that they would know what to reject.
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