They were ruled over first by Persia, then by Greece, and finally by Rome. They were under Rome when Jesus was born. As a result of the Jews rejecting him, God sent the Romans to destroy Jerusalem in AD70, and eventually all Jews were expelled from the land of Israel.
Kwa miaka ya karibuni, Wayahudi wameanza kurudi katika nchi, ni kutimia nusu kwa unabii wa Agano la Kale. Kufufuka kwa Serikali ya Israeli ni ishara ya kweli kuwa Yesu atarudi tena ufalme wa Israeli ukiwa ni ufalme wa Mungu.