preexilian

preexilian
/pree'eg zil"ee euhn, -zil"yeuhn, -ek sil"-/, adj.
being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597-538 B.C.
Also, pre-exilian, preexilic, pre-exilic.
[1860-65; PRE- + L exili(um) EXILE + -AN]

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