Babylon deported both the Judahites and the Philistines, or at least their upper classes. Decades later, Cyrus the Great allowed the Judahites to return, but the Philistines seemingly remained in exile and ended up assimilating. Did Cyrus not allow the Philistines back too? If so, why not?
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