Definition of "pre-exilic" [pre-exilic]

• From the time before the the Jewish exile to Babylon around 600 AD. (adjective)

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• "These post-exilic passages also feature more internationally communal language than pre-exilic scripture, and mention not just God's covenant with Israel but "an everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.""
• "YHWH and names with a yahwistic theophoric element are found in pre-exilic Judean inscriptions, incidentally."
• "However, there's still a strong argument for at least a pre-exilic date for the Priestly source I know that this is a contentious issue, but this is where the evidence seems to be leading me at the moment."