Why Did the Babylonians Appoint Gedaliah as Governor Over the Remaining People in Judah? The Babylonian conquest of Judah in 586 BCE marked a critical turning point in Jewish history. With Jerusalem destroyed and much of the population exiled to Babylon, the question arose: what should happen to the remaining … Continue reading Why did the Babylonians appoint Gedaliah as governor over the remaining people in Judah?