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Yes.. during the captivity.. many were swayed by the mystic knowledge of ancient Babylon. The Exilarch and the rabbinical traditions in Babylon separated from those who returned with Zarrubabel to rebuild the Temple. Many did not want to leave the glory of the Hanging Gardens. The lure of it.. intoxicating!
The lost children returning home.. after being sent away by the En.Lil.. first from Nippur to Ur.. then to Harran.. and then to the Negev. Why shouldn’t they claim their bloodline inheritance! They were of the double-seed! Abram was the son of a high priest of En.Lil!
And so they stayed in Babylon.. and changed.